Market extends fall on 5th day, indices drop nearly 1 per cent

Stock market faced a significant selloff on Friday with Sensex and Nifty dropping nearly 1 per cent. At close, the Sensex was down 662.87 points or 0.83 per cent at 79,402.29, and the Nifty was down 218.60 points or 0.90 per cent at 24,180.80.