Mumbai, July 11 -- Indian stock markets on Friday ended on a negative note due to a sober start to the first quarter earnings season and a ramp-up in the tariff threat by the US of 35 per cent on goods imported in the US from Canada.

At close, the Sensex was down 689.81 points or 0.83 per cent at 82,500.47, and the Nifty was down 205.40 points or 0.81 per cent at 25,149.85.

During the trading session on the last day of the week, TCS, Bajaj Auto, M&M, Hero MotoCorp, and Wipro were the biggest Nifty losers, while gainers were HUL, SBI Life Insurance, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Bank, and IndusInd Bank.

BSE Midcap and smallcap indices shed 0.6 per cent each. Among the sectors, except FMCG (up 0.5 per cent), pharma (up 0.7 per cent), all oth...