New Delhi, July 25 -- The Indian stock market ended with significant losses for the second consecutive session on Friday, July 25.

The Sensex closed 721 points, or 0.88 per cent, down at 81,463.09, while the Nifty 50 settled 225 points, or 0.90 per cent, lower at 24,837.

The market saw an overall sell-off, and the mid- and small-cap segments ended with even deeper losses. The BSE Midcap index declined 1.46 per cent, while the Smallcap index crashed 1.88 per cent.

Investors lost nearly Rs.6.5 lakh crore in a single day as the cumulative market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to nearly Rs.451.7 lakh crore from Rs.458.11 lakh crore in the previous session.

Weak earnings, delayed India-US trade deal, relentless foreign capital ...