Nifty falls for sixth session in a row; closes below 9,500

The BSE Sensex fell 124 points, or 0.4%, to close at 30,834.32

The benchmark Nifty index recorded its sixth straight session of loss amid weakness in consumer shares and energy producers, ahead of the derivatives expiry on Thursday. The 50-share index fell 20 points, or 0.21 per cent, to 9,491.25, a new one-month low. 

The BSE Sensex fell 124 points, or 0.4 per cent, to close at 30,834.32. The index has declined five times in the past six sessions. The BSE consumer durables index fell 1.22 per cent, the most among the 13 sectoral indices. Asian Paints fell 2.2 per cent amid expectations of higher costs following roll-out of the goods and