Nifty50, India's flagship stock market index is also called the ‘Stock of the Nation’. Launched in 1996, it represents the top 50 companies across dynamic sectors, capturing India's economic growth and market diversity.

Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty buckled under selling pressure to settle nearly 1 per cent lower on Friday as investors pared exposure to bank and IT stocks ahead of the earnings season star

At the close of trading, the Sensex was down by 720.60 points, or 0.90 per cent, at 79,223.11, and the Nifty dropped 183.90 points, or 0.76 per cent, to end at 24,004.75