Nifty falls for a second day on profit taking, derivative sales

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Nifty fell for a second consecutive session on Friday as profit-taking continued in blue-chip stocks such as ICICI Bank after record highs hit earlier in the week, while foreign investor sales in equity derivatives also weighed.

ICICI Bank provisionally fell 1.6 percent while Housing Development Finance Corp ended 2.1 percent lower.

The benchmark BSE Sensex provisionally closed 0.22 percent lower, while the broader Nifty lost 0.11 percent.

(Reporting by Abhishek Vishnoi; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)