Markets were weak and under pressure every day, last week. The BSE SENSEX closed with modest losses of 294.75 points or 1.05 per cent at 27,782.25 points. NIFTY lost 94.35 points or 1.09 per cent to close at 8,572.55 points. The broader indices saw the BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 lose 0.92 per cent, 0.85 per cent and 0.76 per cent respectively. BSEMIDCAP lost 0.27 per cent while BSESMALLCAP gained 0.22 per cent.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitely (left) with Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das at the Valedictory Session of the Conference on ‘International Arbitration in BRICS: Challenges, Opportunities and Road Ahead’ in New Delhi. Pic/PTI