Stock market today, Oct. 29 -- Indian benchmark indices closed slightly lower on Tuesday after a highly volatile session, despite some late buying support.

The BSE Sensex slipped over 550 points during the day to hit an intraday low of 84,219.39, before recovering partially to end 151 points, or 0.18 per cent, down at 84,628. Likewise, the NSE Nifty 50 dropped 150 points to touch a low of 25,810.05 but managed to close at 25,936 - down 30 points or 0.11 per cent.

"Markets traded choppy on the monthly expiry day and ended flat, largely continuing the ongoing consolidation phase. After an initial uptick, the Nifty index witnessed sharp swings throughout the session before finally settling at 25,936.20. Sectorally, most indices closed in t...