Share Market Highlights: Nifty settled below 19750

benchmark equity indices closed Friday’s trading session in the negative territory. The NSE Nifty 50 dipped 33.40 points or 0.17% to settle at 19,731.80, while the BSE Sensex dropped 187.75 points or 0.28% to 65,794.73. The broader indices ended largely in mixed, with gains led by Healthcare and FMCG stocks. Bank Nifty index dropped 577.60 points or 1.31% to settle at 43,583.95. Smallcap and Midcap stocks gained among the other sectoral indices while Healthcare, Banking and Financial Services stocks shed. SBI Life Insurance, Apollo Hospitals,HDFC Life Insurance, L&T, and Tata Consumer Products, were the top gainers on the NSE Nifty 50, while the laggers State Bank Of India, Axis Bank, ONGC, BPCL, and Bajaj Finace. The Indian Volatility Index (India VIX) closed up by 1.54 %.