Mumbai Sep 11 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices continued their steep fall for the second consecutive session on Tuesday with the benchmark Sensex losing 509 points and the Nifty50 down 150 points.
The domestic equity market was weighed down by a record low rupee and weak global markets.
The Indian rupee touched a new low of 72.74 on Tuesday which dampened the domestic investor sentiment. Globally the ongoing US-China trade tensions subdued the markets.
All the sectors on the BSE ended in the red with consumer durable losing the most -- 530.42 points or 2.57 per cent from its previous close -- followed by banking and auto counters.
At 3.30 p.m. the wider Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange provisionally closed at 11 287.50 points lower by 150.60 points or 1.32 per cent from the previous close of 11 438.10 points.
The BSE Sensex which had opened at 38 017.49 points closed at 37 413.13 points (3.30 p.m.) lower by 509.04 points or 1.34 per cent from the previous close of 37 922.17 points.
It touched a high of 38 043.27 points and a low of 37 361.20 points during the day.

--IANS ravi-rrb/ahm/sed