Brokers said the foreign funds remained net sellers as the falling rupee raised concerns about the government's ability to bridge the gap in widening deficits.

In volatile trade, the BSE benchmark Sensex on Wednesday fell 56 points on selling pressure after Standard and Poor's downgraded India's sovereign credit rating outlook to negative.

The BSE benchmark index Sensex on Tuesday rose by 111 points on heavy buying in fundamentally strong stocks led by the IT pack after the country's largest software exporter Tata Consultancy Services posted better-than expected quarter earnings.

The BSE Sensex snapped 4-session winning streak on Thursday after RBI kept key rates unchanged and warned of inflation risks.

The combined market capitalisation (m-cap) of five of the top-10 Sensex companies slipped by Rs 24,310 crore last week.

In a topsy-turvy trade, the BSE Sensex closed nearly 28 points lower as investors remained concerned over the government's ability to push through \"struggling\" reforms in the upcoming Budget.

The BSE Sensex fell for the second straight day, down 67 points at 18,078.50, amid high volatility in view of settlements in derivative contracts and a weak trend in global markets.

The BSE Sensex on Wednesday regained the 18,000 level after over six months by adding 354 points on sustained buying by funds amid hopes that easing inflation will lead to low interest rate regime, and a firm trend in global markets.

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The refining margins were lower than the Singapore benchmark average of $7.3-7.4 per barrel, a phenomenon which the firm blamed on lower demand and weaker product cracks.

The 30-share BSE benchmark declined to 16,037.60 in the opening trade but recovered to close higher by 34.74 points at 16,189.36. The NSE Nifty edged up 7.90 points to 4,873.90 points.

Experts said that the trading was lacklustre in the absenceof any major global cues, as many world markets are closed and the trend wasalso negative in a few Asian markets like Japan,South Korea, China and Taiwan.

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The Sensex, which had lost 1,107 points in last six sessions, fell further by 90.20 points on Friday. Metal and mining shares fell as global metal prices dropped, with Hindalco Industries and Tata Steel hitting 52-week low.

Across-the-field sell-off triggered bysteep fall in country's largest software exporter TCS as well as distinctlyweak global advices pushed the benchmark Sensex down by nearly 277 points toend below psychological 17K-mark at 16,748.29.

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The BSE benchmark Sensex tumbled by over 298 points to close below the 17,000-mark on Friday due to heavy profit booking by funds, especially in metal and refinery stocks, after the recent rally.

The BSE benchmark snapped its two days of gains on Wednesday in line with losses in most of the Asian markets.

Among the companies that witnessed all-time lows were MTNL (down 4.84 per cent), RCom (down 4.15 per cent), GTL Infra (down 3.80 per cent) and TV18 Broadcast (down 10.90 per cent).