Shriram Finance shares were in high demand as NSE NIFTY 50 was trading 2.2 percent higher. Shriram Finance touched intraday high at Rs 965 at the time of publication of this report.

BP Equities has issued a BUY recommendation on ICICI Bank with a target price of Rs. 1,433, implying an upside of nearly 15% from current levels.

HDFC Bank, Hindalco Industries, Petronet LNG, Adani Ports were among losers on Friday. HDFC Bank could see further downside due to resignation of Atanu Chakraborty.

Gold and Silver ended Friday's session with major loss. Gold has been facing selling pressure for the last three weeks and yesterday's close marks a major decline in demand for Gold.

Tata Elxsi, Laurus Labs, Inox Wind, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, BHEL and Jindal Steel were among major gainers on Friday as markets made a modest recovery after major selling witnessed on Thursday.

Bajaj Finance, Hindustan Petroleum, Eternal Limited, Hindustan Zinc, Petronet LNG, Shriram Finance, BPCL, Ashok Leyland and Godrej Properties witnessed selling pressure as overall market sentiment