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Sensex down 956 points intraday, Nifty below 16,300

Benchmark indices were trading in deep red during the afternoon on Friday. Market opened on a negative note amid weak global cues.

Indices extended losses in the first half witnessing across the board selling. At 1 pm, the BSE Sensex was trading at 54,364.27, down 956.01 points or 1.73 per cent, near the day’s low of 54,345.93. It recorded an intraday high of 54,780.78.