Mumbai : The benchmark BSE Sensex slipped by 215 points to end at 27,011.31, its second-lowest level of the year, while Nifty ended below the 8,200-mark on heavy selling in FMCG, auto sectors over worries of corporate earnings growth and persistent foreign fund outflows.
On its third straight weekly fall, the markets were bogged down by cautious operators booking profit on the last day of April contracts. The Sensex and Nifty had closed at 26,908.82 and 8,102.10, respectively, on January 7. However, fag-end buying washed out part of its mid-session losses as Sensex managed to close above the 27,000-mark, while Nifty above 8,150-level.
