New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Indian equities closed lower for the eighth session in a row on Tuesday, September 30, as weak sentiment continued to weigh on Dalal Street amid a lack of fresh triggers, rising trade tensions, coupled with continued selling in select sectors, causing both benchmarks to witness their worst sustained fall in the last seven months.

Traders also remained cautious ahead of the RBI monetary policy meeting, scheduled for October 1, and the US jobs data on October 3. The Nifty 50 finished the session 0.01% lower at 24,611, while the S&P BSE Sensex also lost 0.12% to settle at 80,267.

The broader markets, however, closed mixed, with the Nifty Midcap 100 dropping 0.01%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index closed with a mild...