Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Friday amid weakness in metal, oil-linked, PSU bank and realty stocks, while persistent rupee weakness weighed on market sentiment through the session. At close, the Sensex fell 160.73 points or 0.21 percent to settle at 75,237.99, while the Nifty declined 46.10 points or 0.19 percent to close at 23,643.50. Market breadth remained weak, with 2,381 shares declining against 1,631 advances. Nifty Metal dropped nearly 2 percent, while PSU Bank, Realty and Oil & Gas indices also ended sharply lower. Midcaps and smallcaps underperformed benchmark indices, while India VIX rose nearly 1 percent, signalling higher volatility. In contrast, IT, Media and FMCG stocks ended in the green.