The Sensex ended 112 points, or 0.15 per cent, lower at 73,085.94, while the Nifty 50 settled at 22,119.30, down 5 points, or 0.02 per cent.

AM, the S P BSE Sensex had fallen 388.70 points to 72,809.40, while the NSE Nifty50 was down 111.50 points to 22,013.30.

Sensex stood at 73,593.26, up 395.16 points or 0.54 per cent. Nifty was trading at 22,243.85, up 119.15 points or 0.54 per cent. In Asia, most markets were trading higher, with the Nikkei at 1.4 per cent climbing the most.

Nifty 50 and Sensex experienced their worst intraday performance of the year on February 27 due to escalating trade tensions, causing a mass exodus of investors from equities and a significant drop in stock values.

Taking cue from the weak global trends, both BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 tanked on Friday, leaving investors high and dry, making them poorer by over Rs 9 lakh crore. The market capitalisation of all listed companies on the BSE dropped by Rs 9.