The Indian equity benchmarks saw a drop of over 0.8% on Friday after an earthquake in Japan weakened the sentiment further. The 30-share BSE Sensex settled down 0.84% at 18,174.09 points and the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 0.89% to close at 5,445.45. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices slipped one percent each.
Dipan Mehta, Member, BSE and NSE says, the market could continue to trade in a bit of a narrow range, between 5,400 and 5,600.Discover the latest Business News, Sensex, and Nifty updates. Obtain Personal Finance insights, tax queries, and expert opinions on Moneycontrol or download the Moneycontrol App to stay updated!