Stock market today, Sept. 29 -- Indian equity benchmarks extended their losing streak on Tuesday as the absence of a Middle East peace deal kept crude oil prices and global bond yields elevated, fuelling concerns over further foreign investor outflows from domestic equities.

The Nifty 50 declined 0.28% to close at 22,716.2, while the BSE Sensex slipped 0.33% to 72,529.07. The Nifty 50's indicative closing level briefly plunged around 2.5% during the closing auction session, amid heightened volatility surrounding the monthly expiry of derivatives contracts.

With Tuesday's decline, the benchmark indices have lost nearly 2% so far in the holiday-shortened week, extending the weakness seen over the past several weeks. The indices have falle...