Mumbai, July 24 -- The domestic equity benchmarks ended with moderate losses on Friday, extending their losing streak to a fifth consecutive session as investors remained cautious amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, persistent FII selling and mixed June-quarter earnings.

The Nifty settled below the 23,800 level. Media, IT and PSU Bank shares advanced, while Auto, metal and realty declined on the NSE.

As per provisional closing data, the S&P BSE Sensex, slipped 331.62 points or 0.43% to 76,059.77. The Nifty 50 index fell 102.15 points or 0.43% to 23,767.45. Over the last five consecutive trading sessions, the Sensex has lost 2.67%, while the Nifty has slipped 2.32%.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index dropped 0.1...