Mumbai, March 28 -- The domestic equity indices ended a choppy session with moderate losses on Friday, driven by mixed market sentiment as investors remained cautious amid uncertainty surrounding US President Donald Trump's tariff plan. However, intraday volatility is expected due to foreign inflows and optimism about a domestic growth recovery. The rupee strengthened against the US dollar and gold hit an all-time high today. The Nifty settled below the 23,550 mark. Media, IT and realty shares declined while FMCG and private bank shares advanced.

The barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slipped 191.51 points or 0.25% to 77,414.92. The Nifty 50 index declined 72.60 points, or 0.31%, to 23,519.35.

The broader market underperformed the fro...