NEW DELHI: With nearly 7.64 crore shares changing hands, Reliance Communications emerged as the most traded stock on NSE on Friday. It was followed by Unitech (number of shares traded: 5.41 crore), Punjab National Bank (3.92 crore) and JP Associates (3.48 crore). SAIL (3.35 crore), Suzlon Energy (3.22 crore), Sun Pharma (2.92 crore), Tata Motors (2.72 crore), GMR Infra (2.48 crore) and Idea Cellular (2.11 crore) also featured in the league of most traded stocks, in that order. The two-day rally in the market came to a halt on Friday as key indices Nifty and Sensex finished almost flat since gains in Sun Pharma, Reliance Industries and Infosys were offset by losses in HDFC, HDFC Bank and ITC. A fresh fall in Indian rupee and a surge in oil prices dented the sentiment. Weak global cues also kept market mood subdued as investors remained cautious ahead of the meet of G7 leaders on Friday. The Sensex slipped 19 points, or 0.05 per cent, to stop at 35,444, with 18 stocks falling and 13 advancing. The Nifty settled flat at 10,768, with 24 stocks in the green and 26 in the red.

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Reddy's Laboratories, Cipla, GAIL, Bajaj Finance and Bharti Infratel emerged as the top gainers in the Nifty index on Friday.