Sensex, Nifty fall for 2nd day on FPI selling
Business Standard|November 09, 2024
Stock markets closed lower for the second straight day on Friday amid relentless foreign fund outflows and losses in blue-chip stocks Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, and State Bank of India.
Sensex, Nifty fall for 2nd day on FPI selling

Benchmark BSE Sensex declined by 55.47 points or 0.07 per cent to settle at 79,486.32. During the day, it fell 424.42 points or 0.53 per cent to 79,117.37.

The NSE Nifty dipped 51.15 points or 0.21 per cent to 24,148.20.

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