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Why the market moved

Indian markets ended Friday's session in the red, with the NIFTY 50 falling 0.61% and the SENSEX declining 0.39%, even as broader indices like the NIFTY Midcap 100 and Smallcap 100 held up relatively better with smaller losses. Selling was broad-based, with 38 of 50 NIFTY stocks declining, and the heaviest drag came from Shriram Finance (-3.37%), Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (-3.31%), and Grasim Industries (-2.60%), while banking and IT heavyweights such as HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Tata Consultancy Services also weighed on the index. Real estate and auto sectors were the weakest, while Capital Goods and Power managed to close in the green, and Eicher Motors, Hindustan Unilever, and Asian Paints were among the few bright spots on the NIFTY 50. The exact cause of the broader market decline is not clear from available data, though India VIX fell sharply by 5.06%, suggesting reduced near-term anxiety even as most stocks closed lower.

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