<p>Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed with modest losses for the second straight session on Friday, following selling in IT stocks amid a lack of fresh buying triggers.</p>.<p>In a highly volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 47.77 points or 0.07 per cent to settle at 65,970.04. During the day, it gyrated 207.59 points, hitting a high of 66,101.64 and a low of 65,894.05.</p>.<p>The Nifty slipped 7.30 points or 0.04 per cent to 19,794.70.</p>.<p>Among the Sensex firms, HCL Tech, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Nestle, Tata Motors, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, UltraTech Cement and Tata Steel were among the laggards.</p>.Stock markets recover after 2-day decline; banking, metal shares shine.<p>On the other hand, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, JSW Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the major gainers.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Tokyo settled in the green while Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong ended lower.</p>.<p>European markets were trading mostly in the positive territory. The US markets were closed for Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.18 per cent to USD 81.57 a barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 255.53 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark dipped 5.43 points or 0.01 per cent to settle at 66,017.81 on Thursday. The Nifty slipped 9.85 points or 0.05 per cent to 19,802. </p>
<p>Mumbai: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed with modest losses for the second straight session on Friday, following selling in IT stocks amid a lack of fresh buying triggers.</p>.<p>In a highly volatile trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 47.77 points or 0.07 per cent to settle at 65,970.04. During the day, it gyrated 207.59 points, hitting a high of 66,101.64 and a low of 65,894.05.</p>.<p>The Nifty slipped 7.30 points or 0.04 per cent to 19,794.70.</p>.<p>Among the Sensex firms, HCL Tech, Wipro, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, Nestle, Tata Motors, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, UltraTech Cement and Tata Steel were among the laggards.</p>.Stock markets recover after 2-day decline; banking, metal shares shine.<p>On the other hand, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, JSW Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the major gainers.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Tokyo settled in the green while Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong ended lower.</p>.<p>European markets were trading mostly in the positive territory. The US markets were closed for Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude climbed 0.18 per cent to USD 81.57 a barrel.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 255.53 crore on Thursday, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark dipped 5.43 points or 0.01 per cent to settle at 66,017.81 on Thursday. The Nifty slipped 9.85 points or 0.05 per cent to 19,802. </p>