Ahead of the release of critical US payroll data, markets end a three-week gain and lose more than 1%.
Before the announcement of important US job statistics, investors withdrew part of their money from the market, causing the benchmark indices to see their largest one-day loss in a month on Friday. The Nifty dropped 293 points, or 1.2%, to settle at 24,852.15, while the Sensex was down 1,017 points, or 1.2%, to 81,183.93. With…