Stock Market Today, Feb. 21 -- The Indian stock market faced renewed selling pressure on February 21, with heavy losses in auto and pharma stocks dragging the frontline indices down for the fourth consecutive session.

The Nifty 50 ended the session with a cut of 0.51%, closing at 22,810, while the Sensex finished at 75,384, down 0.5% compared to Wednesday's closing price. The Nifty Midcap 100 index wrapped up the session with a drop of 1.25%, closing at 50,523, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index recorded a fall of 1.43%, settling at 15,647.

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