Consequently, the key Indian indices provisionally closed the day's trade on a flat note with a negative bias as heavy selling pressure was seen in capital goods, banking and information technology (IT) stocks.
The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) edged down 17.25 points, or 0.20 per cent, to 8,574.95 points.
The barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened at 27,882.75 points, provisionally closed at 27,782.25 points (at 3.30 p.m.) -- down 53.66 points, or 0.19 per cent, from the previous close at 27,835.91 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 27,935.88 points and a low of 27,696.99 points during the intra-day trade.
The BSE market breadth was tilted in favour of the bears -- with 1,559 declines and 1,085 advances.
On Thursday, both the key indices had closed in the red as volatility was induced by futures and options (F&O) expiry, coupled with negative global cues.
The barometer index had plunged 224.03 points, or 0.80 per cent, while the NSE Nifty slipped by 58.10 points, or 0.67 per cent.
