Indian equities ended lower on Friday, snapping a five-session winning streak as heavy IT selling and weak global cues weighed on sentiment. Sensex fell 607 points and Nifty dropped below recent highs. Analysts remained cautiously optimistic, favouring a buy-on-dips approach supported by easing volatility and expectations of earnings recovery.
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The benchmark Kospi plunged 551 points, or 8.1%, to 6,2505. The steep decline triggered “sidecar” trading curbs on both the Kospi and the junior Kosdaq