New Delhi, Nov. 21 -- The Indian stock market benchmarks ended their two-day winning run and closed 0.5% lower on Friday, November 21, pressured by declines in key index finance heavyweights such as HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, SBI, and Bajaj Finance amid weak global cues.

The Nifty 50 pulled back in today's session after hitting its 52-week high of 26,246.65 in the previous trade on November 20.

The Sensex slipped 400.76 points, or 0.47%, to close at 85,231.92, while the Nifty 50 ended 124 points, or 0.47%, lower at 26,068.15.

Broader markets were also under pressure, with mid- and small-cap indices underperforming the benchmarks. The NSE Midcap index and Smallcap index declined over 1% each.

Nifty Metal was the top sectoral dragger, down ...