The 30-share barometer fell by 39.37 points, or 0.19 per cent, to 19,708.82. The index had lost nearly 555 points in the previous three sessions.
Stocks of banking, FMCG, realty, metal and capital goods sectors were major losers, pulling down the benchmark Sensex.
The wide-based National Stock Exchange index, Nifty moved down by 16.19 points, or 0.28 per cent, to 5,869.30.
In the Asian region, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index traded lower by 0.51 per cent, Japan's Nikkei Index fell 2.33 per cent, in early trade.
The US Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.02 per cent higher on Friday.
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