New Delhi, Jan. 11 -- Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty 50 closed in the red for the fifth straight session on Friday, January 9, as fresh worries over US tariffs, caution ahead of the Q3 earnings season, and persistent foreign fund outflows continued to weigh on investor sentiment.

The Sensex slumped 605 points, or 0.72%, to settle at 83,576.24, while the Nifty 50 fell 194 points, or 0.75%, to end at 25,683.30. Broader markets also came under pressure, with the BSE Midcap index declining 0.90% and the Smallcap index tumbling 1.74%.

The extended sell-off over five sessions has pulled the Sensex down by 2,186 points, or about 2.5%, while the Nifty 50 has also recorded a cumulative drop of 2.5% during the same period.

"Markets witnessed...