Stock markets settle lower in lacklustre trade

Stock markets closed marginally lower on Thursday, taking their downtrend to the fourth day running as unabated foreign fund outflows and disappointing earnings from Hindustan Unilever dented investor sentiment. Photograph: Arko Datta/Reuters In an uninspiring trade, the BSE Sensex dipped 16.82 points or 0.02 per cent to settle at 80,065.16. During the day, the benchmark hit a high of 80,259.82 and a low of 79,813.02, gyrating 446.8 points. The NSE Nifty skidded 36.10 points or 0.15 per cent ...