New Delhi, July 18 -- Indian stock market benchmarks-the Sensex and the Nifty 50-have been in a downtrend for three consecutive weeks now, with the Nifty 50 slipping below the key support level of 25,000.

On Friday, July 18, the Nifty 50 fell almost 1 per cent to an intraday low of 24,925.25, while the Sensex crashed over 600 points to an intraday low of 81,628.26.

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