Sensex falls for 4th day, ends 667 points down; Nifty slips to 22,704

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Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday, continuing their losing streak for the fourth day running amid profit-taking by cautious investors ahead of the results of the Lok Sabha polls and weak global trends...

The index declined below the 75,000 mark to hit the days low of 74,454.55, plunging 715.9 points or 0.95 per cent..

The 50-share barometer hit its lifetime high of 23,110.80 on Monday.. From the Sensex pack, Tech Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank, UltraTech Cement, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries and Infosys were the biggest laggards...

Weak global cues prompted investors to take profits ahead of the US core PCE data, a key gauge of inflation that is anticipated to rise, Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services said.. Markets continued their corrective trend for another session, losing over half a per cent..

New Delhi: Shares of One97 Communications, which owns Paytm brand, on Wednesday morning jumped 5% to hit its upper circuit limit, amid media reports that the Adani Group may acquire a stake in the fintech firm..

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