Sensex, Nifty fall for seventh straight session

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Reuters December 22
Last Updated : Dec 22 2016 | 4:22 PM IST

December 22 (Reuters) - Indian shares fell for a seventh consecutive session on Thursday, their longest losing streak in one-and-a-half years, as blue chips such as State Bank of India and Infosys Ltd continued to be hit by foreign selling.

The Sensex fell 1 percent to 25,979.60, while the Nifty closed 1.02 percent lower at 7,979.10.

SBI fell 2.17 percent while Infosys ended 1.7 percent lower.

(Reporting by Arnab Paul in Bengaluru; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)

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First Published: Dec 22 2016 | 4:06 PM IST

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