Mumbai, Jan. 7 -- The Indian stock market continued its fall on its third straight session on Wednesday amid volatility led by concerns over rising geopolitical risks.

At close, the Sensex was down 102.20 points or 0.12 per cent at 84,961.14, and the Nifty was down 37.95 points or 0.14 per cent at 26,140.75.

Rupee strengthened by 24 paise to 89.84 against the dollar.

Among sectors, the Nifty IT index spiked 1.87%, remaining the key performer, while the Nifty Auto index dropped 0.80%.

Indian equity markets opened lower with the Nifty 50 index opening at 26,143.10, down 35.60 points or 0.14 per cent, while the BSE Sensex declined sharply by 442.94 points or 0.52 per cent to open at 84,620.40.

Shrikant Chouhan, Head Equity Research, Kot...