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Stock Market Live Updates: Sensex Ends in Red Again, Nifty Closes Below 24,800: Infosys, SBI Top Losers

BSE Sensex closed at 81,361.87, down 82.79 points or 0.10 per cent, while The Nifty50 index ended at 24,793.25, down 18.8 points or 0.08 per cent.

Among the sectoral indices, except for Auto, all other sectoral indices settled in red. The Nifty PSU Bank emerged as the top laggard, down 2.04 per cent, followed by Nifty Media, Realty, Metal, and Energy falling over 1 per cent each.

Among others, Nifty IT, Consumer Durables, Pharma, Bank, Financial Services, Oil & Gas also closed in red. On the other hand, the Nifty Auto index settled 0.52 per cent higher.

In the broader markets, Nifty Midcap 100 settled 1.57 per cent down, and the Nifty Smallcap fell 2 per cent drag by Finolex Industries and Cyient for the third consecutive day. All sectoral Indices closed lower for the day barring Nifty Auto.

Benchmark Indices opened flat on thursday as the Sensex edged up slightly by 3.69 points to open at 81,448.34, while the Nifty50 slipped marginally by 11.55 points to start at 24,800.50.

Benchmark Indices opened flat on thursday as the Sensex edged up slightly by 3.69 points to open at 81,448.34, while the Nifty50 slipped marginally by 11.55 points to start at 24,800.50.

In early trade, most index heavyweights were trading in the green. Bajaj Finserv led the gains with a rise of 0.46%, followed closely by Kotak Bank and Bharti Airtel, both up 0.44%. L&T, Tata Motors, and Titan also posted modest gains. FMCG majors Hindustan Unilever and Nestle saw slight upticks, while Bajaj Finance, NTPC, and Maruti traded nearly flat. Reliance Industries was the only stock in the red among the top movers, down 0.01%.

Stock market today is likely to open lower tracking weak signals from global markets and early trends in Gift Nifty. As of 8:15 AM, Nifty futures were trading 0.15% lower at 24,742, indicating a negative start for domestic equities. On Wednesday both benchmark indices ended in the red, with the Sensex closing 0.17% lower at 81,444 and the Nifty50 down 0.17% at 24,812.

Overnight, US stock markets showed a mixed trend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and S&P 500 ended in the red, while the Nasdaq managed modest gains. The movement followed the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady at 5.25%-5.50%. Fed Chair Jerome Powell signaled that only one rate cut is likely this year, but projected up to 50 basis points in cuts for 2025.

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Asian markets opened in the red this morning, mirroring global caution as investors digest the Fed's outlook and await more economic signals. All major indices in the Asia-Pacific region were trading lower in early trade.

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