Sensex Closes 45 Points Lower Ahead Of GDP Data

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Investors will closely watch GDP data for April-June quarter due later in the day.The stock markets ended Friday's session on a mixed note,
ahead of release of GDP data for the April-June period
The SP BSE Sensex dropped 0.12 per cent or 45.03 points to close at 38,645.07
Gains in IT, pharma and infra stocks along with build-up of fresh positions in the September derivatives series were offset by losses in
Yes Bank dropped as much as 5 per cent
Nifty Energy, a sectoral index on the NSE, closed 1.24 per cent lower at15,763
The rupee plummeted to a fresh record low of 71 against the US dollar for the first time ever.However, investors built up fresh positions as
day.Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth a net of Rs
958.01 crore on Thursday, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs) sold shares worth a net of Rs
1,598.67 crore, provisional data from the NSE showed.