New Delhi, May 17 -- The Indian stock market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 ended with minor losses on Friday, dragged by profit-taking at higher levels after a sharp rally in the previous session. Easing India-Pakistan tensions and fading global concerns over US-China trade war, supported the domestic equity market for the week.

The Sensex dropped 200.15 points, or 0.24%, to close at 82,330.59, while the Nifty 50 settled 42.30 points, or 0.17%, lower at 25,019.80.

On the weekly front, the BSE benchmark gauge jumped 2,876.12 points, or 3.61%, and the Nifty 50 surged 1,011.8 points or 4.21%.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, said that the Indian stock market sentiment remains positive as the Nifty 50 index has...