Buy or sell stocks, Dec. 30 -- The Indian stock market ended lower for the fourth straight session on Monday. Among the key benchmark indices, the Nifty 50 index finished 100 points lower at 25,942, the BSE Sensex shed 345 points and closed at 84,695, while the Bank Nifty index went off 79 points and closed at 58,932. The Nifty 50 Futures lost 104 points and closed at 25,955. Among sectors, the Media Index gained 0.75%, while the Consumer Index lost the most, shedding nearly 1%. The witnessed financial bloodbath on Monday, as bullions and cryptocurrencies also witnessed strong selling.

Gold prices on MCX corrected around Rs.5,000 and finished at Rs.1,34,887 per 10 gm. MCX silver rates finished Rs.529 lower at Rs.2,23,900 per kg, Rs.30,27...