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Market slides for 5th day; metal shares lack lustre; VIX soars 7%
The key equity benchmarks ended near the flat line with some negative bias on Thursday, falling for the fifth day in a row. The Nifty settled neat the 24,400 level after hitting days low of 24,210.80 in early trade. Oil & gas, auto and pharma stocks …