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Highlights: On the last trading day of the year, Sensex ended 109 points lower amid weakness in IT and select banks. IT index slipped 1.5%, while India VIX rose over 3% on Tuesday.

The BSE ​​Sensex slipped 109 points while Nifty50 ended flat on the last trading day of the year 2024 amid persistent foreign fund outflows as selling in heavyweight IT stocks weighed on the benchmarks.

The BSE Sensex settled at 78,139.01, down by 109.12 points or 0.14 per cent, while the NSE Nifty 50 closed at 23,644.80, losing 0.1 points 0r 0.00042 per cent . The Nifty Bank, a critical barometer for financial stocks,

The Sensex closed 109 points, or 0.14 per cent, down at 78,139.01, while the Nifty 50 settled at 23,644.80, down 0.10 per cent.