IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, declined 438.80 points or 0.57% to 77,072.62. The Nifty 50 index lost 154.55 points or 0.66% to 23,327.60.
The NYMEX front-month gold contract (GC00) late Thursday rose above $2,850 an ounce for the first time as Goldman Sachs reiterated its $3,000 price target, saying the yellow metal was a hedge against ...