Mumbai, Sept. 29 -- The equity markets ended lower on Tuesday as persistent foreign investor outflows, elevated crude oil prices and high US Treasury yields kept investors cautious. The pressure has also been intensified by the rapid pace of IPO fundraising, which is absorbing liquidity from the market.

The Nifty 50 closed at 22,716.20, down 64.05 points or 0.28 per cent, while the BSE Sensex ended at 72,529.07, declining 242.65 points or 0.33 per cent.

Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Investments, said domestic equities continued to face correction-led pressure amid volatile crude prices, high US Treasury yields and persistent foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows.

"Domestic equities continue to face correction-led headw...