Sensex and Nifty closed in the red after the Muhurat Trading session on Sunday, marking the first loss in nine years. Indices started the special hour in the green but fell late. Sensex dropped 29 points to 80,999, while Nifty lost 44 points, showing that the bulls finally got tired.

Sensex and Nifty erased all early gains and closed in the red following the Muhurat Trading session on Sunday, marking the first time the benchmark indices ended with losses during the special Diwali session in 9 years.

The benchmark indices had opened in the green for the special one-hour trading session on Sunday, but slipped into the red at the fag end of the session to close near day's lows. Sensex dropped around 29 points to close at 80,999 while Nifty 50 lost 44 points to end at 24,986.