Market Closing Bell: Stock markets snap 2-day rally amid profit booking in banking, IT shares

Market Closing Bell: Equity benchmarks indices, Sensex and Nifty, fell nearly 1 per cent on Tuesday amid profit-booking in IT, banking and auto shares. The Sensex fell 624.82 points or 1.76 per cent to settle at 81,551.63 against the previous close of 82,176.45. During the day, it touched a high of 82,410.52 and a low of 81,121.70. The Nifty 50 index ended the session at 24,826.20, 174.95 points or 0.70 per cent lower than the previous close of 25,001.15. During the day, it hit a high of 25,062.90 and a low of Rs 24,704.15. 

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