Market extends fall for fourth straight session

At close, the Sensex was down 1,048.90 points & Nifty was down 345.55 points

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Indian stock market on Monday extended the fall for the fourth straight session amid selling across the sectors.

At close, the Sensex was down 1,048.90 points or 1.36 per cent at 76,330.01, and the Nifty was down 345.55 points or 1.47 per cent at 23,085.95.

The market performance came with a background of crude oil prices hitting over a 3-month high and weak global markets as investors cut down the US rate cut expectations in 2025.

BSE Midcap index lost 4.17 per cent, while the Small-cap index dropped 4.14 per cent.

The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms plunged to nearly Rs 417 lakh crore from nearly Rs 430 lakh crore in the previous session.