New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) The Stock Market on Friday snapped a six-day winning streak and dragged Nifty near 25,700 intraday.

The development comes amid selling across the sectors, barring metal and telecom names.

At close, the Sensex was down 344.52 points or 0.41pc at 84,211.88, and the Nifty was down 96.25 points or 0.37 pc at 25,795.15. BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are trading flat. Among the sectors, barring Nifty Metal and Nifty Realty, all other indices declined. The metal index jumped 1.03 pc while the realty counter added 0.18 pc.

On the flip side, Nifty Private Bank, Nifty FMCG, and Nifty PSU Bank indices were the top laggards, shedding 0.81 pc, 0.75 pc, and 0.74 pc, respectively. Within the Nifty Bank pack, Kotak Mahindra Bank shares dropped around 1.5 pc to close at Rs 2,1

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