MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices ended the session in negative territory on Wednesday, continuing the losing streak this week amid persistent selling in IT stocks and profit booking in the auto, banking and financial services sectors.

Sensex ended the session at 81,715.63, down 386.47 points or 0.47 per cent. The 30-share index opened slightly lower at 81,917.56 against the last session's closing of 82,102.10. The index slipped further amid selling across major sectors to hit an intra-day low at 81,607.84.

Nifty closed at 25,056.90, down 112.60 points or 0.45 per cent.

"Profit booking has been observed in Indian markets post-GST reforms, as investors recalibrate valuations and Q2 earnings expectations. IT stocks underperformed due to H-1B fee hikes, while US trade rhetoric amid ongoin

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