Market Declines Amid Losses in Banks, IT Stocks

At close, the Sensex was down 203.22 points or 0.27 percent at 75,735.96, and the Nifty was down 19.75 points or 0.09 percent at 22,913.15

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The stock market ended lower for the third consecutive session on Thursday, led by a sell-off across sectors, barring IT and banking stocks.

The Nifty managed to close just above 22,900, while buying in broader indices helped recover intraday losses.

At close, the Sensex was down 203.22 points or 0.27 percent at 75,735.96, and the Nifty was down 19.75 points or 0.09 percent at 22,913.15.

Throughout the session, the Nifty reached a high of 22,923.85 and a low of 22,812.75, while the Sensex traded within a range of 75,794.15 and 75,546.17.

The Nifty Midcap 100 index wrapped up the session with a gain of 1.30 percent, closing at 51,163, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index recorded an even higher gain of 1.43 percent, settling at 15,747.