New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Amid a lack of fresh triggers and rising geopolitical tensions, the Indian stock market extended its losses for the fifth straight session on Thursday, September 25. The markets opened on a soft note, tracking weak global cues, but the pain deepened as the day progressed, causing both frontline indices to settle at the day's low.

The Nifty 50 finished the session 0.67% lower at 24,890, while the S&P BSE Sensex lost 0.68% to settle at 81,159. The broader markets also drifted lower, with the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 dropping 0.64% and 0.57%, respectively.

Sector-wise, Nifty Realty led the losses, falling 1.65%, followed by Nifty IT and Nifty Auto, which declined 1.27% and 0.92%, respectively. Nifty Ph...