Tata Steel, Power Grid, HCL Tech, Wipro and JSW Steel were among the top losers on NSE in today's trade.

The Nifty IT index closed 0.15 per cent down at 26484.75.

Lumax Auto Tech, GRP Ltd, PC Jeweller, BLS Int. Services and Akshar Spintex, hit their fresh 52-week highs during the day.

The Nifty Pharma index closed 0.09 per cent up at 12732.0.

The Nifty IT index was trading 0.2 per cent down at 26470.35.

In the Nifty50 index, 36 stocks were trading in the green, while 14 stocks were in the red.

The Nifty Auto index was trading 0.76 per cent up at 12207.9.

In the Nifty pack, 37 stocks were trading in the green, while 13 stocks were trading in the red.

Nifty moved in a range of 130 points and formed a small bearish candle with a long upper wick, indicating selling pressure at higher levels.

In the Nifty pack, 23 stocks were trading in the green, while 27 stocks were in the red.

The key benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty were trading mixed in early trade on Friday.

In the Nifty pack, 19 stocks were trading in green, while 32 stocks were trding in red.