A day after rising almost by a per cent, Indian stock market resumed its downward march on Tuesday, August 12, on losses led by heavyweights, including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries.
The Sensex ended the day at 80,235.59, down 368 points, or 0.46 per cent, while the Nifty 50 settled at 24,487.40, down 98 points, or 0.40 per cent.
The mid-cap and small-cap segments outperformed. While the BSE Midcap index dropped 0.25 per cent, the Smallcap index rose 0.04 per cent.
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