Mumbai, June 13 -- The domestic equity benchmarks ended with significant losses today, mirroring a sell-off across Asian markets, after Israel launched military strikes on Iran, heightening geopolitical tensions in the oil-rich Middle East. Media, realty and IT shares advanced while PSU Bank, FMCG and metal shares declined. The Nifty settled below the 24,750 mark.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slumped 573.38 points or 0.70% to 81,118.60. The Nifty 50 index fell 169.60 points or 0.68% to 24,718.60.

The broader market outperformed the frontline indices, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index slipped 0.32% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index dropped 0.30%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,524 shares r...