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Indices end lower for 2nd consecutive session amid selloff

At close, the Sensex was down 55.47 points or 0.07 per cent at 79,486.32, and the Nifty was down 51.15 points or 0.21 per cent at 24,148.20 .Equities ignored positive global markets after the US Federal Reserve cut its benchmark lending rate by a quarter percentage point.

Sensex slips more than 500 points

Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research, HDFC Securities said state-run Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) announced a reduction in petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2 per litre across the country.N