BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, continues to tank for the fifth consecutive day on Tuesday. Whi

The BSE Sensex settled the session under the 76,300 mark at 76,293.60, nosediving over 1,000 points in the session, while the NSE Nifty50 closed trading at 23,071.80, plunging more than 300 points.

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Broader markets also mirrored the benchmarks as the Nifty Smallcap100 and Nifty Midcap100 indices ended down by 3.84 per cent and 2.75 per cent, respectively

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The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex dropped 1018.20 points or 1.32 per cent to settle at Rs 76293.60. The NSE Nifty declined 309.80 points or 1.32 per cent to close at Rs 23071.80.