Mumbai, May 9 -- The headline equity benchmarks ended with major losses on today, as intensified by the ongoing operation Sindoor, keeping investors anxious. Traders shifted to a risk-off mood, seeking safer assets. The Nifty ended below the 24,050 mark.

Realty, financial services and bank shares corrected, while PSU bank, consumer durables and media stocks advanced.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, tumbled 880.34 points or 1.10% to 79,454.47. The Nifty 50 index fell 265.80 points or 1.10% to 24,008.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index declined 0.10% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.30%.

Sellers outnumbered buyers. On the BSE, 1,358 shares rose and 2,499 shares fell. A total ...