Sensex, Nifty updates on October 24, 2024: Stock markets closed marginally lower on Thursday, taking their downtrend to the fourth day running as unabated foreign fund outflows and disappointing earnings from Hindustan Unilever dented investor sentiment. In an uninspiring trade, the BSE Sensex dipped 16.82 points or 0.02 per cent to settle at 80,065.16. During the day, the benchmark hit a high of 80,259.82 and a low of 79,813.02, gyrating 446.8 points. The NSE Nifty skidded 36.10 points or 0.15 per cent to 24,399.40 in a volatile trade. From the 30 Sensex pack, Hindustan Unilever fell by nearly 6 per cent after the FMCG major reported a 2.33 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,595 crore for the second quarter ended in September 2024 impacted by moderation in demand from the urban market. Nestle, ITC, Maruti, Asian Paints, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Larsen & Toubro and HCL Technologies were the other big laggards.
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