Market Closing Bell: Nifty fails to hold 24,400, Sensex sheds 156 points

Market Closing Bell: Equity benchmarks indices, Sensex and Nifty, ended Friday's session in the red amid selling pressure. The Sensex slipped 155.77 points or 0.19 per cent to settle at 80,641.7 against the previous close of 80,907.24. The Nifty 50 ended the session at 24,379.60, 81.55 points or 0.33 per cent lower than the previous close. During the day, it climbed 48.5 points to 24,509.65. The Nifty had closed at 24,461.15 in the last session on Monday.  

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