Sensex, Nifty slip as banks, IT stocks drag; Star Health to debut

Indian shares slipped on Friday, dragged by banks and IT stocks, with sentiment also hit by weak global markets on renewed concerns about COVID-19. The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index was down 0.26% at 17,471.85 by 9:17 am, while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex fell 0.35% to 58,605.91. The Nifty IT and bank indexes were…