Stock Market extends losses amid selling; Nifty closes below 25,100

Stock Market on Tuesday extended the previous session losses amid selling across the sectors, dragging the Nifty below 25,100 intraday.

At close, the Sensex was down 297.07 points or 0.36% at 82,029.98, and the Nifty was down 81.85 points or 0.32% at 25,145.50.

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BSE Midcap index shed 0.8% and smallcap indices fell 1%. The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to Rs 459 lakh crore from Rs 462.5 lakh crore in the previous session.

Among the sectors, all indices ended with losses. PSU Bank, Consumer Durables, and Media falling by over a per cent each while Nifty Metal, Pharma, Realty, and Oil and Gas fell by up to a per cent.

On the other hand, Nifty Bank and Financial Services indices ended with losses of 0.23% and 0.21%, respectively.

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