Domestic stock markets fell on Friday amid volatile trade, a day after benchmark indices rose more than 1 per cent each. The S&P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 117.63 from the previous close to touch 39,107.37 on the upside, but only to remain positive for the day briefly before breaking 324.77 points from there to hit 38,782.60 at the session's weakest level. Weakness across sectors - led by automobile, metal and pharmaceutical shares - dragged the markets lower. The broader NSE Nifty benchmark slid as much as 87.8 points from an intraday high of 11,593.60 to hit 11,505.80 at the weakest level of the day. A majority of stocks on the 50-scrip Nifty index stayed in the negative zone for the most part of the day.
Here are highlights of the movement in domestic share markets (Sensex and Nifty) on September 27:
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