BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in red on Tuesday, the last trading day of 2024. While BSE Sen

The BSE Sensex fell 687.34 points to hit a low of 77,560.79. Nifty tested the sub-23,500 level and was later trading at 23,460.45, down 116.55 points or 0.49 per cent.

The year 2024 was a mixed bag for the markets. The Sensex recorded a gain of 8.12 per cent year-to-date, while the Nifty 50 appreciated by 8.75 per cent. Both indices touched their all-time highs in September 2024, with the Sensex reaching 85,978.35 points and the Nifty hitting 26,277.35.

As the day came to an end, the BSE Sensex slumped with marginal losses of 109.12 points, or 0.14 per cent, ending the day at 78,139.01. Similarly, the NSE Nifty dropped in value by 0.100 points or 0.00042 per cent, to close at 23,644.80.

This comes after the stock market experienced a crash during the later trading hours of the previous day's session.

Indian benchmark indices outperform global peers in 2025, driven by domestic liquidity, with potential for growth in IT and banking sectors.

The BSE ​​Sensex slipped 109 points while Nifty50 ended flat on the last trading day of the year 2024 amid persistent foreign fund outflows as selling in heavyweight IT stocks weighed on the benchmarks.

The Sensex closed 109 points, or 0.14 per cent, down at 78,139.01, while the Nifty 50 settled at 23,644.80, down 0.10 per cent.