Sensex, Nifty fall for sixth straight session

MUMBAI: Continuing its fall for the sixth straight session on Thursday, the benchmark BSE Sensex dropped 158 points led by losses in IT, metal and energy stocks amid sustained foreign fund outflow and lacklustre global cues. The 30-share index, after shuttling between 35,799.42 and 36,109.10, finally settled 157.89 points, or 0.44%, down at 35,876.22. It had lost 840 points in the previous five sessions. The broader NSE Nifty lost 47.60 points, or 0.44%, to end at 10,746.05. Intra-day, it shuttled between 10,718.75 and 10,792.70. Top losers in the Sensex pack include Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Asian Paints, Reliance Industries Ltd, Coal India, HDFC Bank, HDFC, Tata Consultancy Services, ONGC and Mahindra & Mahindra, falling up to 3.09%.

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