Nifty falls below 22,000

The stock market ended lower on Tuesday in the volatile session with Nifty falling below 22,000, intraday, for the first time since June 5, 2024.

- STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE

With today's fall, the Nifty50 closed in the negative zone for the tenth session in a row, while Sensex ended lower for the third day.

At close, the Sensex was down 96.01 points or 0.13 per cent at 72,989.93, and the Nifty was down 36.65 points or 0.17 per cent at 22,082.65.

Notably, Sensex and Nifty 50 both have now retreated 18 per cent and 19 per cent respectively from their September 2024 record highs.

Nifty Midcap 100 index closed the session with a marginal gain of 0.05 per cent, finishing at 48,000, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index recorded a stronger gain of 0.69 per cent, settling at 14,762.

The overall market capitalization of BSE-listed firms rose to 385 lakh crore from 384 lakh crore in the previous session.