New Delhi, June 14 -- The domestic equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty 50, ended lower for the second consecutive session on Friday, as conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Iran spooked investors.

The Sensex declined 573.38 points, or 0.70%, to close at 81,118.60, while the Nifty 50 closed 169.60 points, or 0.68%, lower at 24,718.60. Bank Nifty index dropped 555.20 points, or 0.99%, to end at 55,527.35.

For the week, the Sensex fell 1.30%, Nifty 50 declined 1.13%, and the Bank Nifty slipped 1.86%.

Mehul Kothari, Deputy Vice President - Technical Research at Anand Rathi, noted that the Nifty 50 witnessed a sharp decline of nearly 600 points from the recent high of 25,200 in the final two sessions of the week, triggered ...