Stock market: Sensex sheds 762 pts from day’s high, Nifty ends below 24,500

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The BSE Sensex closed 762 points away from the intraday high of 80,997.67 at 80,235.59, down 368.49 points, or 0.46 per cent. The NSE Nifty50 declined 97.65 points, or 0.40 per cent, to settle at 24,487.40.