Mumbai, 9 January. Indian stock markets fell for the fifth consecutive trading session amid cautious investors on US tariff hike concerns and geopolitical uncertainties. In this sequence, on Friday, the last day of the trading week, BSE Sensex fell by 605 points and went below 84,000, while NSE Nifty fell by another 193 points.

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After a marginal improvement in early trade, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark 30-share index Sensex failed to maintain its momentum and closed 604.72 points, or 0.72 per cent, lower at 83,576.24. During trading it had fallen by 778.68 points or 0.92 percent to 83,402.28. Among Sensex companies, shares of nine were in profit and 21 were in decline.

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On the other hand, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) sensitive index Nifty based on 50 shares also fell by 193.55 points or 0.75 percent and closed at 25,683.30. Among Nifty companies, shares of 13 showed strength and 37 closed in the red.

NTPC shares fell the most by 2.34 percent

Among Sensex group companies, NTPC shares fell the most by 2.34 percent. ICICI Bank, Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharma and Bajaj Finance were also major losers. On the contrary, shares of Asian Paints, HCL Tech, Bharat Electronics and Reliance Industries were in profit.

FII has 3,367.12 Sold shares worth crores of rupees

According to stock market data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) sold shares worth Rs 3,367.12 crore on Thursday. On the other hand, domestic institutional investors bought shares worth Rs 3,701.17 crore. Global oil benchmark Brent crude rose 0.18 percent to US $ 62.10 per barrel.