New Delhi, 06 March (H.S.): On the final trading day of the week, Friday, the share market opened in the red. In early trade, the Bombay Stock Exchange's (BSE) 30-share Sensex index tumbled 353.69 points, or 0.44 percent, to trend at 79,662.21. Meanwhile, the National Stock Exchange's (NSE) 50-share Nifty dipped 117.70 points, or 0.48 percent, trading at 24,617.75.After one day of gains, the share market is witnessing a downturn. Out of the Sensex's 30 shares, 23 opened lower. IndiGo and ICICI Bank saw declines of over 2 percent.

Additionally, UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, L&T, Tata Steel, Maruti, HDFC Bank, Adani Ports, and Bharti Airtel also registered drops. On the other hand, shares of BEL, Infosys, HCL Tech, TCS, Tech Mahindra, Reliance, and Eternal rose.

Notably, just a day earlier, the share market had broken a streak of four consecutive days of decline, closing in the green. At the end of trading, the Sensex had surged 899.71 points, or 1.14 percent, to settle at 80,015.90, while the Nifty climbed 285.40 points, or 1.17 percent, to close at 24,765.90.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar