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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.

Profit bookings drags equity indices lower

Profit bookings along with subdued global cues dragged India's key equity indices -- S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 -- in the red during Tuesday's late-trade session.

Markets open on positive note

On the other hand, the broader 50-scrip Nifty at National Stock Exchange (NSE) opened at lower note at 18,602.35 points.