Sensex down 1,200 points, Nifty falls 1.77%
New Delhi, July 23, 2024. Domestic stock market indices, the Sensex and the Nifty fell over 1.5 per cent in afternoon trades after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced to hike the securities transaction tax (STT) on futures and options (F&O) segment and long-term capital gains (LTCG) on financial and non-financial assets. The BSE’s 30-share index Sensex…