Sensex, Nifty post weekly loss as investors gauge domestic developments

Weighed down by heavyweight financial stocks, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index ended 0.24% lower at 15,689.80, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.35% to close at 52,386.19.

Indian shares posted their second weekly loss on Friday, struggling to break past recent peaks as investors assessed a host of developments, including a cabinet reshuffle and results from software services giant Tata Consultancy Services. Weighed down by heavyweight financial stocks, the blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index ended 0.24% lower at 15,689.80, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.35% to close at 52,386.19. For the week, the indexes shed about 0.2%