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Stock market today: Sensex, Nifty fall for second day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Indian benchmark indices closed lower for the second consecutive session on Tuesday as weakness in HDFC Bank and rising geopolitical tensions in West Asia kept investors on edge.<\/p>\n
The BSE Sensex fell 238.41 points (0.31%) to close at 77,470.11, while the NSE Nifty50 declined 50.80 points (0.21%) to settle at 24,187.70. During the session, the Sensex had dropped as much as 371.19 points.<\/p>\n
Market sentiment remained subdued amid the escalating US-Iran conflict, higher crude oil prices and continued foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows.
Among Sensex constituents, HDFC Bank declined 2%, extending Monday’s losses after its quarterly earnings disappointed investors on net interest margins. Reliance Industries, SBI, TCS, Infosys and Trent also ended lower.<\/p>\n
On the positive side, Bajaj Finserv emerged as the top gainer, followed by InterGlobe Aviation, UltraTech Cement, HCLTech, Mahindra & Mahindra and Titan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n