Mumbai, Jan. 27 -- The domestic equity benchmarks ended with major losses, impacted by worries over disappointing corporate earnings, uncertainty around U.S. trade policy, and persistent foreign outflows. The Nifty dropped around the 22,850 mark. All the sectoral indices on the NSE ended in the red, with media, IT and metal shares declining the most.

As per provisional closing, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, tumbled 824.29 points or 1.08% to 75,366.17. The Nifty 50 index declined 263.05 points or 1.14% to 22,829.15.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index fell 2.68% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index slipped 3.51%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 597 shares rose and 3,519 share...