The BSE Sensex dropped 221 points, or 0.3%, to 84,184 in a choppy morning session on Friday, extending losses for a second straight session, mainly weighed down by declines in metals, banks, and financial services. Ongoing foreign capital outflows continued to pressure sentiment. Investors also braced for quarterly earnings results from several companies later today, including Bharat Electronics and BPCL. Traders anticipated the release of private PMI data for China — India’s top trading partner — as well as October trade data next week, after official figures showed that factory activity in the mainland remained weak. However, upbeat Q2 corporate earnings and easing US-China trade tensions helped cap the losses. Among individual stocks, NTPC fell 2.1%, Kotak Mahindra Bank dropped 1.1%, Tata Steel declined 1.1%, and HDFC Bank slipped 0.8%. For the week, the index is heading for its first weekly loss in five weeks, though it is still on track for a second consecutive monthly gain.