Provisional: Weak global cues drag markets fifth straight day

Markets ended lower after further tapering by the US Fed led to a sell-off in emerging markets

Benchmark share indices ended lower for fifth straight day after further tapering by the US Fed led to a sell-off in emerging markets on concerns that foreign fund inflows would slowdown going forward. Further, expiry of January derivative contracts also weighed on the stock market.

The 30-share Sensex ended down 140 points at 20,506 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 41points at 6,079.