Mumbai, Aug. 4 -- Indian equity markets ended lower on Tuesday, with the divergence between the Nifty and Sensex continuing for the second consecutive session as the implementation of the National Stock Exchange's (NSE) new Closing Auction Session (CAS) continued to influence market closing trends.

The Nifty 50 closed at 24,614.90, down 159.40 points or 0.64 per cent, while the BSE Sensex settled at 78,428.95, declining 210.08 points or 0.27 per cent.

Activity during the Closing Auction Session (CAS) remained heavily concentrated on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). Of the total CAS turnover, the NSE accounted for Rs 1,542.4 crore, or 99.4 per cent, while the BSE recorded a turnover of Rs 9.4 crore, or 0.6 per cent.

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