Domestic indices declined for fourth consecutive session on Friday. Rising COVID-19 case and mixed global cues triggered profit selling in domestic shares. The Nifty ended below the 15,000 mark. Banks, metals and pharma shares tumbled. As per the provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, dropped 434.93 points or 0.85% at 50,889.44. The Nifty 50 index lost 137.2 points or 0.91% at 14,981.65. Selling was broad based. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index slipped 1.48% while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.56%. Sellers outnumbered buyers. On the BSE, 1,206 shares rose and 1,750 shares fell. A total of 175 shares were unchanged. Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought shares worth Rs 903.07 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs), were net sellers to the tune of Rs 1,217.34 crore in the Indian equity market on 18 February 2021, provisional data showed.