Indian share prices fell 0.17 percent on Friday on mixed Asian market trends as investors locked in gains, dealers said. They said the markets posted modest losses as investors chose not to build up fresh positions ahead of the weekend.
The 30-share Mumbai Sensex index fell 25.89 points to 15,590.42, off a day's high of 15,716.06. "The markets were choppy as investors chose to trim positions at higher levels. The markets may hit record highs next week on expectations of positive quarterly earnings," said Manoj Kakaiya, dealer at brokerage ULJK Securities.