Sensex, Nifty settle lower ahead of inflation data announcement
Sensex declined 236.18 points to settle at 81,289.96 while Nifty dropped 93.10 points to end at 24,548.70. Mumbai: Equity market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Thursday due to intense selling in index majors Reliance Industries, L&T and HUL as investors turned cautious ahead of the inflation data announcement.