Stock market today, Aug. 24 -- The Indian stock market ended lower on Monday, 24 August, in line with weak global cues. The Sensex ended at 77,369, down 172 points, or 0.22%, while the Nifty 50 closed 33 points, or 0.14%, lower at 24,219.05.

The Nifty Midcap 150 index inched up by 0.07%, while the Smallcap 250 index declined 0.21%.

In terms of index contribution, Reliance, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, SBI, and Axis Bank ended as the top drags on the Sensex index.

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