Mumbai, July 19 (Reporter) The equity market got a break on Friday after four days of rally, with Sensex dropping 738.81 pts to settle at 80,604.65 on weak global cues. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) slipped 269.95 pts to 24,530.90. The Sensex opened on a new peak at 81,585.06, surging 242 pts. It was slightly up at 81,587.76, a day high. Later, it nosedived 844 pts at 80,499.10, a day low, before closing at 80,604.65, tumbling down 738.81 pts from its previous close. The stocks that dragged the market were Metal by 4.11 pc followed by BSE Commodities by 3.07 pc, Oil and Gas by 2.87 pc, Energy by 2.83 pc, and Power by 2.67 pc. The Mid Cap fell by 2.31 pc and Small Cap by 2.22 pc. In 30 scrips, 4 advanced while 26 declined. The losers were Tata Steel by 5.17 pc to Rs 157.75, JSW Steel by 4.63 pc to Rs 887, Tata Motors by 3.43 pc to Rs 989.90, NTPC by 3.28 pc to Rs 365 and Ultracemco by 3.28 pc to Rs 11268.10. The gainers were Infosys by 1.92 pc to Rs 1792.85, ITC by 0.89 pc to Rs 474.30, Asian paints by 0.53 pc to Rs 2945.95, and HCL Technologies by 0.02 pc to Rs 1594.20. Asian market was also seen as weak as Hang Seng was down by 2.09 pc, Taiwan Weighted by 2.31 pc, Kospi by 1.03 pc, and Strait Times by 0.68 pc...////...