Final Trade: Sensex closed down by 223 points

The stock market opened with gains on Friday. But IT, FMCG and PSU banking stocks slipped from higher levels due to sharp fall. The BSE Sensex has slipped down to 62,750 with a fall of nearly 100 points. Similarly, Nifty is also trading at the level of 18,600 with a weakness of 15 points.