Share Market Highlights October 21, 2024: Sensex closes at 81,151; Nifty falls 73 points amid record FII outflows

Sensex, Nifty updates on October 21, 2024: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty gave up initial gains and ended lower on Monday tracking a sharp fall in Kotak Mahindra Bank and relentless foreign fund outflows. The 30-share Sensex declined 73.48 points or 0.09 per cent to settle at 81,151.27. The barometer shot 545 points at the opening but succumbed to selling pressure later and hit a low of 80,811.23. The index gyrated 958.79 points between the day’s high and the low level. The NSE Nifty dipped 72.95 points or 0.29 per cent to 24,781.10. From the 30 Sensex firms, Kotak Mahindra Bank tanked over 4 per cent after the company’s quarterly earnings failed to cheer investors. Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank, Adani Ports, UltraTech Cement, Bajaj Finance, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, Hindustan Unilever and JSW Steel were the other big laggards.