A group gathers around a GBU-43B, or massive ordnance air blast (MOAB) weapon, on display at the Air Force Armament Museum on Eglin Air Force Base near Valparaiso, Fla. US forces in Afghanistan struck an Islamic State tunnel complex in eastern Afghanistan with a GBU-43B, the largest non-nuclear weapon ever used in combat by the US military. Pic/AP/PTI

The markets had a negative bias last week and lost on three of the four trading days. The BSESENSEX was down 245.16 points or 0.83 per cent to close at 29,461.45 points while NIFTY lost 47.50 points or 0.52 per cent to close at 9,150.80 points. The broader indices saw the BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 lose 0.69 per cent, 0.17 per cent and 0.01 per cent respectively. BSEMIDCAP gained 0.83 per cent while BSESMALLCAP was up 1.36 per cent respectively. The top performing index was BSEREALTY up 2.33 per cent followed by BSEPSU 2.14 per cent and BSEOIL&GAS 1.85 per cent. The losers were led by BSEIT down 4.11 per cent followed by BSEMETAL 4.10 per cent and BSETECH 3.49 per cent.