Sensex cracks by 441 points, PSU banks and metal stocks dip

Equity benchmark indices closed nearly 1 per cent lower after a choppy trading session on Friday with PSU bank and metal stocks incurring substantial losses amid weak global cues.

At the closing bell, the BSE S-P Sensex was down by 441 points or 0.87 per cent lower at 50,405 while the Nifty 50 edged lower by 143 points or 0.95 per cent to 14,938.

All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the red with Nifty PSU bank down by 3.9 per cent, private bank by 1.6 per cent, metal by 2.7 per cent and IT by 1.5 per cent.

Among stocks, IndusInd Bank fell by 4.5 per cent to Rs 1,043 per share while State Bank of India was down by 2.6 per cent to Rs 385.35.IT major Wipro slipped by 3.8 per cent while Tata Motors skidded by 3.7 per cent to Rs 326.45.