Stock market fails to hold on to opening gains, selling seen in heavyweights
The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to nearly Rs 406.2 lakh crore from nearly Rs 408.5 lakh crore in the previous session.
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE touched the 31,000-mark for the first time in history during the mid-afternoon trade session on Friday.
A strong rupee, along with surge in metal and automobile stocks helped the key index to touch an intra-day new high of 31,034.30 points.
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