Sensex ends lower on profit-taking

Mumbai: The Nifty fell for a second consecutive session on Tuesday, as investors continued to book profits in recent outperformers such as State Bank of India while they wait for actual policies from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his new cabinet.

The benchmark BSE Sensex provisionally closed 0.68 per cent lower at 24,549.51 points, while the broader Nifty provisionally ended 0.56 per cent down at 7,318 points. Shares in State Bank of India provisionally closed 2.77 per cent lower.