Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty extended their losing streak to a third consecutive session on Friday, pressured by selling in heavyweight stocks such as Bharti Airtel, Tech Mahindra and Trent. The weakness offset gains in select index majors like Bajaj Finance and Tata Steel.

At the closing bell, benchmark indices trimmed early losses but still ended in the red. The Sensex declined 94.73 points, or 0.11 per cent, to close at 83,216.28, while the Nifty50 slipped 17.40 points, or 0.07 per cent, to settle at 25,492.30. Advertisement

Bharti Airtel emerged as top loser on the Sensex, slipping 4.39 per cent to Rs 2,002.70. Tech Mahindra followed with a 1.91 per cent decline, while Trent, Reliance Industries, HCL Technologies and Hindustan Unilever (HUL) fell 1.25 per cent, 1.11 p

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