Indian equity benchmarks ended the passing week on disappointing note with frontline gauges went home with a weekly cut of three fourth of a percent as continued conflict in Ukraine pushed oil prices higher.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex slipped 501.73 points or 0.87% to 57,362.20 during the week ended March 25, 2022. The BSE Midcap index losses 34.70 points or 0.15% to 23,789.91, while Smallcap index surged 94.28 points or 0.34% to 27,800.60..

On the sectoral front, S&P BSE Consumer Durables was down by 1,909.70 points or 4.34% to 42,057.85, S&P BSE BANKEX was down by 1,221.84 points or 2.92% to 40,551.51, S&P BSE Finance was down by

206.46 points or 2.60% to 7,747.24 and S&P BSE Capital Goods was down by 564.52 points or 2.04% to 27,079.96 were the top losers on the BSE sectoral front, while S&P BSE Metal was up by 1,191.18 points or 5.48% to 22,928.75, S&P BSE Oil & Gas was up by 486.86 points or 2.67% to 18,695.59, S&P BSE Information Technology was up by 559.91 points or 1.57% to 36,122.79 and S&P BSE Power was up by 35.92 points or 0.91% to 3,996.58 were the top gainers on the BSE sectoral front.