Sensex declines 109 points in final session, ends 2024 with over 8% gains
The Hindu
Sensex and Nifty close lower in 2024 amid global market trends, with Sensex down 0.14% and Nifty marginally dipping.
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower in the final session of 2024 on Tuesday (December 31, 2024) amid persistent foreign fund outflows and weak trends in the global markets.
Falling for the second straight day, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 109.12 points or 0.14% to settle at 78,139.01. Intra-day, it tanked 687.34 points or 0.87% to 77,560.79.
The NSE Nifty dipped marginally by 0.10 points to settle at 23,644.80.
In the entire 2024, the Sensex jumped 5,898.75 points or 8.16%, and the Nifty surged 1,913.4 points or 8.80%.
The BSE benchmark Sensex hit its record peak of 85,978.25 on September 27 this year, and the NSE Nifty also reached the lifetime high of 26,277.35 on the same day.
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