Indian equity benchmarks ended lower for the fourth
consecutive day on Wednesday, with the Sensex falling 152 points in volatile
trade amid mixed global cues and unabated foreign capital outflows.

The BSE Sensex ended 152.18 points or 0.29% lower at
52,541.39. During the day, it dropped 200.21 points or 0.37% to 52,493.36.

 The NSE Nifty
declined 39.95 points or 0.25% to 15,692.15.

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The broader indices ended in green with the BSE Mid cap
index up by 0.52%, while the Small cap index was up by 0.49%. On the sectoral
front, Auto up by 0.90%, Industrials up by 0.60%, Capital Goods up by 0.57%,
Consumer Disc up by 0.57% and Healthcare up by 0.42%, while Power down by
0.91%, Energy down by 0.82%, Oil & Gas down by 0.81%, Utilities down by
0.79% and Metal down by 0.74% were the top losing indices on BSE.

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Major laggards from the Sensex pack were NTPC down by
2.02%, Infosys down by 1.29%, Reliance down by 1.18%, Wipro down by 1.07%, HUL
down by 1.01%, Tech Mahindra, 1.01%, Power Grid Corp down by 0.80%, ITC down by
0.73%, HCL Tech down by 0.63% and Sun Pharma down by 0.42%.

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Among the gainers were Bajaj Finserv up by 4.24%, Bajaj
Finance up by 2.04%, Tata Steel up by 1.52%, Larsen up by 0.97%, SBI up by
0.83%, Asian Paints up by 0.76%, M&M up by 0.67% and Dr Reddy’s Labs up by
0.62%.

The rupee slipped 13 paise to close at a fresh all-time
low of 78.17 against the US dollar.

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Among Asian market peers, Seoul and Tokyo ended lower,
while Shanghai and Hong Kong settled in the green.

European markets were trading higher in mid-session
deals.

US stock exchanges ended on a mixed note in the overnight
session.

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“Equity markets traded nervously ahead of the US Fed
meet outcome. While strength was seen in the morning, selling pressure in the
second half dragged the indices lower. All eyes would be on the US Fed meet
outcome,” said Ajit Mishra, VP – Research, Religare Broking Ltd.

Brent crude, the international oil benchmark declined 1%
to USD 120 per barrel.

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According to stock exchange data, foreign institutional
investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital market as they sold shares
worth Rs 4,502.25 crore on Tuesday.