India, Feb. 20 -- The stock market fell into the red for the fourth consecutive time this week after opening on Thursday, February 20, as auto, FMCG, and real estate stocks dropped.

At 9:20 am IST, the benchmark BSE Sensex was down 310.64 points or 0.41%, reaching 75,628.54. The broader NSE Nifty opened 74.00 points down or 0.32% in the red, reaching 22,858.90.

Among the 30 Sensex stocks, Mahindra & Mahindra fell the most by 2.12%, trading at Rs.2,698.75. This was followed by ITC, which fell 1.40%, trading at Rs.400.80, and HDFC Bank, which fell by 1.18%, trading at Rs.1,706.50

Only 8 of the 30 Sensex stocks were in the green.

Among the Nifty sectoral indices, the Nifty Auto Index fell the most by 0.89%, reaching 21,614.65, followed b...