New Delhi, July 28 -- Indian stock market ended in the negative territory for the third consecutive session on Monday, July 28. Heavy FPI selling, weak earnings, and persisting concerns over India-US trade talks kept market sentiment low.

The Sensex closed at 80,891.02, down 572 points, or 0.70 per cent, while the Nifty 50 settled at 24,680.90, down 156 points, or 0.63 per cent.

The BSE Midcap index also fell by 0.73 per cent, while the Smallcap index plunged by 1.31 per cent.

Investors lost nearly Rs.4 lakh crore in a single session as the overall market capitalisation of firms listed on the BSE dropped to about Rs.448 lakh crore from Rs.451.7 lakh crore in the previous session.

The last three sessions of selloff have dragged the Sen...