Domestic equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended lower for the second straight session on Thursday as profit booking and selling pressure in heavyweight stocks such as Power Grid, Eternal, and Bharat Electronics offset gains in Asian Paints and Reliance Industries.

At the closing bell, the Sensex declined 148.14 points, or 0.18 per cent, to settle at 83,311.01, while the Nifty50 slipped 87.95 points, or 0.34 per cent, to end at 25,509.70. Advertisement

Power Grid emerged as top loser on the Sensex, slipping 3.15 per cent to Rs 270.20. Eternal followed with a 2.42 per cent decline, while Bharat Electronics, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank and NTPC fell 1.67 per cent, 1.45 per cent, 1.21 per cent and 1.21 per cent, respectively.

Five stocks, namely, ICICI Bank, Eternal, Bharti Airtel, Power G

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