By Bharath Rajeswaran (Reuters) -Indian shares slipped on Friday, eyeing fourth straight week of losses, dragged down by a drop in private lender IndusInd Bank and power company NTPC on disappointing quarterly results.

The two key equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, on Friday again slipped into the red after opening higher. At 10 am, the BSE Sensex dropped 319 points to 79,746. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty50 slumped 151 points to 24,

Indian shares are likely to open slightly higher on Friday after a four-day slide on lacklustre earnings and persistent foreign outflows, while private lender IndusInd Bank and consumer major ITC will be in focus following disappointing quarterly results.