Stock market today, Oct. 2 -- Domestic benchmark indices, currency and debt markets will remain closed on Friday, 2 October, on account of Gandhi Jayanti. Trading will resume on Monday, 5 October.

The BSE Sensex fell 0.79% to 71,909.70 on Thursday, while the broader NSE index declined 0.88% to 22,421.95. The benchmarks extended their losing streak to an eighth consecutive week, marking their longest such run in 25 years. Record foreign selling, crude oil prices near $100 a barrel and a sharp rise in global bond yields weighed on investor sentiment.

The Indian rupee also came under pressure, falling 0.5% to Rs.96.3150 against the US dollar on Thursday, its weakest level in two months. The currency was hit by surging global bond yields an...