Benchmark domestic equity indices ended marginally lower on the last trading day of the week.

The Sensex dropped 71 points to close at 78,009. The Nifty dipped 30 points to settle at 24, 366. The broader market also remained under pressure. The Nifty Midcap 100 index declined half a per cent, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index slipped 0.7 per cent.