Indian stock market, July 26 -- The Indian stock market extended its losing streak for a fifth straight session on Friday, July 24, as rising crude oil prices amid the US-Iran conflict continued to dampen investor sentiment.

The Sensex fell 332 points, or 0.43%, to close at 76,059.77, while the Nifty 50 declined 102 points, or 0.43%, to settle at 23,767.45. Broader markets also ended lower, with the Nifty Midcap 100 index slipping 0.10% and the Nifty Smallcap 100 index losing 0.32%.

"The Indian equity benchmarks ended the week sharply lower amid broad-based selling pressure, primarily driven by escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, a sharp surge in crude oil prices, and sustained foreign institutional investor (FII) outfl...