New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- A familiar pattern has emerged in recent sessions, with the market failing to hold on to its opening gains and quickly slipping into the red, with today being no exception.

Both benchmark indices opened Tuesday's session on a positive note but soon erased their initial gains amid profit booking, extending their losing streak to eight straight sessions, which underscores the market's fragile sentiment.

The Nifty opened the session at 24,619 and touched the day's high of 24,731 but failed to sustain the rally, slipping 91 points from the high to trade around the 24,640 level. Over the last seven trading sessions, the index has crashed 3.10% and is on track to close September with a mild gain. Sensex also down 3.34% ...