New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Domestic equities ended the week marginally lower, extending their range-bound movement through August despite foreign investors buying more than Rs.30,000 crore of equities during the month. The Sensex fell 0.36% during the week to close at 77,264.51, while the Nifty 50 declined 0.31% to settle at 24,175.65.

On Friday, however, strong gains in technology stocks helped the indices snap a two-session losing streak, even as heavy domestic profit booking and a large pipeline of primary issuances stalled the secondary market's momentum throughout the week, experts said.

The cautious movement of the headline indices, however, masked pockets of strong sectoral buying. Metal stocks continued to outperform on expectations ...