Stock markets end marginally lower in special Muhurat trading, snapping seven-day rally

Stock markets end marginally lower in special...

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India’s benchmark indices slipped in the Deepavali Muhurat session, ending a seven‑day rally. The Sensex fell 28.62 points to 80,999.40 and the Nifty dropped 43.95 points to 24,986.40.

Key takeaways

  • Profit‑taking after strong gains caused the modest decline in the special session.
  • The session’s high reached 81,442.11, a 0.51% rise before the close.
  • Foreign Institutional Investors bought about ₹13,750 crore of Indian equities on Friday.
  • In the prior seven days, the Sensex gained 7,782 points, a 10.6% increase.

Read the original at The Hindu

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