New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Equity investors couldn't find relief even during the last trading day of September, as domestic equities extended their losing run for the eighth session in a row, the longest such streak since March.

The sustained drop caused the Nifty 50 and Sensex to lose over 3.20% of their value during this period, yet they finished the month with a modest gain of over 0.50%, marking their weakest September performance since 2014.

The latest sell-off has also contributed to the Nifty 50's rare stretch of underperformance versus Asian peers. The benchmark has trailed the MSCI AC Asia Pacific Index for five straight months through September, the longest such run since 2013.

Even so, the Nifty is up 4.10% for the year and on t...