Indian equity benchmarks ended down in choppy trading on Friday as energy and pharma stocks fell amid geopolitical tensions over Ukraine and uncertainty over U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate hike plans.

Dear Trader… Indian equity benchmarks continued volatile streak for a third straight day and ended marginally lower on Friday as investors assessed developments around the Ukraine crisis and US Federal Reserve’s policy tightening. Markets made weak start, as traders remained cautious with Crisil Ratings’ report stated that since the introduction