New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- The Indian stock market experienced fresh selling pressure, with significant declines in auto and pharma stocks pulling down the key indices for the fourth straight session, on Friday, February 21. Over the week, both indices closed in negative territory, recording their second consecutive weekly loss.

The Nifty 50 ended the session down 0.51 per cent, finishing the week with a 0.58 per cent decline at 22,795. Meanwhile, the Sensex slipped 0.56 per cent today and recorded a 0.86 per cent weekly drop, closing at 75,311.

The Nifty Midcap 100 index declined by 1.32 per cent to settle at 50,486, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index slipped 0.70 per cent to close at 15,636. Despite the session's losses, both midcap and sm...