The Asian stocks are trading lower on Friday. The US market fell by more than 1.5 per cent yesterday. Buying was seen by both foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) worth Rs 3,088.73 crore as well as domestic institutional investors (DIIs) of Rs 1,145.28 crore in the Indian markets on March 31. The crude oil fell below the 100 dollar mark and is trading at $ 99.96 per barrel. The rupee has depreciated this morning and is trading at 75.92 against the dollar. 

The rupee climbed for the fifth day in a row due to a weak dollar index, bullish market confidence, and lower crude oil prices. However, it is on track to post its worst quarterly loss in two years.

Chalet Hotels Ltd, an S&P BSE 500 stock, rallied 6.38 per cent during the pre-opening session.

Activity in the F&O market for the weekly expiry on April 7 shows 17500 to act as support now. 

The Indian equity benchmark indices broke a three-day winning band as the March Futures & Options (F&O) contracts expired. Today, the major gaining sectors on BSE Sensex were FMCG, telecom, and power sectors. On the other hand, the sectors that dragged down the index were healthcare, metal, and information technology. NSE's India VIX, a gauge of market volatility, went up by 5.40 per cent to 19.92 levels. 

On the last day of the current financial year (FY22), the benchmark indices ended in a quiet mood with Sensex losing 115 points to close at 58,568.51 level while Nifty slipping 30 points and closing at 17,468 level. 

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Edelweiss Financial Services, Prakash Industries and Tamil Nadu Petroproducts witnessed positive action in today’s session. 

BSE Smallcap index ended the session at 28,215.65 with gains of 0.31 per cent.

Nifty closed marginally lower by about 0.19 per cent at 17,464.75 while Sensex lost about 115 points.