Indian shares close nearly 1% lower as financials slump; ICICI Bank weighs
2 Min Read BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian shares gave up early gains to end sharply lower on Friday, as high-flying financial stocks sold off on the back of a broader rise in bond yields in the U.S. and Europe. A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, February 26, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/Files The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index fell 0.95% to close at 15,030.95, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex shed 0.95% to end at 50,792.08. Despite today’s losses, both indexes notched their second consecutive weekly gain. The Nifty and Sensex gained a...