Stock markets ended sharply lower today, marking the fifth straight session of declines as concerns around rising inflation and a broad selloff in metal stocks dragged sentiment.
Both the Nifty and Sensex recorded their steepest fall in five months, with the Nifty closing down 1.3 per cent, or 312 points, at 23,571.
The Sensex tumbled 1,125 points, or 1.4 per cent, to settle at 77,550.