New Delhi, March 28 -- The Indian stock market closed in negative territory on Friday, March 28, due to profit booking amid weak global cues. US President Donald Trump's tariff policies kept sentiment fragile.

The Sensex closed 192 points, or 0.25 per cent, lower at 77,414.92, while the Nifty 50 settled 73 points, or 0.31 per cent, down at 23,519.35.

The mid- and small-cap indices underperformed, as the BSE Midcap index fell 0.68 per cent and the Smallcap index declined 0.35 per cent.

Due to the losses across segments, investors lost nearly Rs.2 lakh crore in a day as the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to nearly Rs.413 lakh crore from about Rs.415 lakh crore in the previous session.More to come.

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