Barring the Nifty IT all other sectoral indices were trading in the green on the NSE
Nifty Realty index led the sectoral pack rallying 2.38% as CLSA sees top developers doubling their sales in the next three to four years
In early deals, Sensex slipped 254 points or 0.48% to 52,314, while Nifty 50 was quoting at 15,662 down 65 points or 0.41% from its previous close
The Nifty Metal index led the sectoral pack with gains of 2.20%, followed by the Nifty Realty index that climbed almost 2%.
Nifty 50 declined 0.10% or 16.10 points to 15,818, while Sensex settled 0.04% or 18.82 points lower at 52,861
The base period for the Money9 Covid25 Index is March 24, 2020, when India went into lockdown, and the base value of the index has been kept at 100
Sensex closed at 52,482.71, down 66.95 points or 0.13%, while Nifty lost 26.95 points or 0.17% to end at 15,721.50
Maruti Suzuki, Tata Steel, Asain Paint, Infosys and Nestle India were among the top gainers on the Sensex
ICICI Securities is bullish on ACC, Tata Communications, Power Finance Corporation, TVS Motors, Aditya Birla Capital, NHPC, Oil India and Federal Bank
The Money9 Covid25 Index ended the week with gains of 2.37% compared to a rise of 1.13% rise in Nifty 50 and the Nifty Pharma index was up 0.28%