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Stock Market LIVE Updates, Sensex Today: Sensex Drops 500 Points, Asian Shares Trade Lower

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Stock Market LIVE Updates, Sensex Today: Sensex Drops 500 Points, Asian Shares Trade Lower

The benchmark Sensex ended the trading day at 73,123.83, marking a loss of 0.17 percent or 125.56 points compared to the previous close. This came after a week-long decline in the index's value. The Nifty 50, another major stock market index, closed at 22,600, down by 0.39 percent or 88 points from the earlier session. The Nifty Smallcap 100 index, which comprises smaller-cap stocks, shed nearly 3 percent on the day.

A total of 460 out of the 500 most-tracked stocks finished in the red, indicating a predominantly negative day for the Indian stock market.

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