Bears continue to have their in the stock market as the benchmark equity indices closed lower for the fourth straight session in a highly volatile market on Friday, dragged by private banking, financial, pharma, and IT stocks.

Dear Trader – With worries of a higher global interest rate environment following the US Federal Reserve’s hawkish tone weighing heavy on investor sentiments, the BSE benchmark Sensex fell 221 points or 0.33% to settle at 66,009. The NSE Nifty future dropped 74 points or 0.37% to end at 19,705.