Sensex today | Stock Market Highlights: Benchmark indices end lower; Sensex drops 516 pts to 77,328, Nifty closes at 24,176 amid West Asia tensions

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices: Indian equity markets continued to trade lower on Friday as escalating US-Iran tensions near the Strait of Hormuz rattled global sentiment, while sustained foreign investor selling and rising geopolitical uncertainty kept traders cautious amid heightened market volatility.