New Delhi, June 7 -- Indian equity benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty 50, ended modestly lower on Friday, 5 June, as investors turned cautious after the Reserve Bank of India lowered its growth forecast for FY27 while raising its inflation outlook.

The Sensex slipped 116.67 points, or 0.16%, to close at 74,243.34, while the Nifty 50 declined 49.85 points, or 0.21%, to settle at 23,366.70. The Sensex witnessed heightened volatility during the session, moving in a range of more than 700 points between its intraday high of 74,717.57 and low of 73,988.75.

Ganesh Dongre, Senior Manager of Technical Research at Anand Rathi, said the Nifty 50 ended the week on a weak note, closing at 23,366 and registering a decline of 0.77%, while the Bank Nift...