<p class="title">Snapping its two-day record-setting streak, market benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled 336 points on Friday as investors turned jittery ahead of GDP data release.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After plummeting 466 points during the session, the 30-share Sensex pared some losses, ending 336.36 points or 0.82 percent lower at 40,793.81.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The broader NSE Nifty also settled 95.10 points or 0.78 per cent down at 12,056.05.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Yes Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 2.50 per cent, followed by HUL that fell 2.37 per cent, M&M 2.12 per cent, SBI 2.03 per cent, Tata Motors 2.03 per cent and Vedanta 1.97 per cent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On the other hand, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank and NTPC ended with gains.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Investors turned cautious ahead of Q2 gross domestic product (GDP) growth numbers, scheduled to be released later in the day, traders said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Experts are of the view that GDP growth for Q2 is expected to be lower than the 5 per cent in Q1.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Weak cues from global markets also weighed on market mood, they added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bourses in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kospi and Seoul ended in the red as US law supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong put a dampener on hopes of an early trade truce over tariffs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Stocks in Europe were trading on a positive note.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On the currency front, the rupee depreciated 17 paise (intra-day) against the US dollar to 71.79.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.79 per cent to USD 62.77 per barrel in futures trade.</p>
<p class="title">Snapping its two-day record-setting streak, market benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled 336 points on Friday as investors turned jittery ahead of GDP data release.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After plummeting 466 points during the session, the 30-share Sensex pared some losses, ending 336.36 points or 0.82 percent lower at 40,793.81.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The broader NSE Nifty also settled 95.10 points or 0.78 per cent down at 12,056.05.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Yes Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 2.50 per cent, followed by HUL that fell 2.37 per cent, M&M 2.12 per cent, SBI 2.03 per cent, Tata Motors 2.03 per cent and Vedanta 1.97 per cent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On the other hand, Bharti Airtel, HDFC Bank and NTPC ended with gains.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Investors turned cautious ahead of Q2 gross domestic product (GDP) growth numbers, scheduled to be released later in the day, traders said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Experts are of the view that GDP growth for Q2 is expected to be lower than the 5 per cent in Q1.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Weak cues from global markets also weighed on market mood, they added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Bourses in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Kospi and Seoul ended in the red as US law supporting pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong put a dampener on hopes of an early trade truce over tariffs.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Stocks in Europe were trading on a positive note.</p>.<p class="bodytext">On the currency front, the rupee depreciated 17 paise (intra-day) against the US dollar to 71.79.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, fell 0.79 per cent to USD 62.77 per barrel in futures trade.</p>