Sensex ends 296 points lower, Nifty slips below 9,900

On September 25, the bearish sentiment yet again loomed large on equity markets as both Sensex and Nifty faced huge losses. This comes after it saw a major downturn on September 22 as Sensex slipped almost 450 points. The 30-share BSE Sensex closed on 31,626.63, down by 295.81 while the broader 50-share NSE Nifty lost 91.80 points to close on 9,872.60. In intraday trade, Sensex had lost 447.88 points to hit the day low of 31,474.56. Both the indices lost almost a per cent during the day's trade. More than three shares declined for every share rising on the BSE.