Sensex ends 315 points lower, Nifty50 below 7,400

Domestic equity benchmarks bled amid weak global cues, with power and bank stocks coming under bear hammering. Poor earnings and bank NPA concerns also weighed on market sentiments, and dragged the S&P BSE Sensex 315.68 points to 24,223.32 at the end of the session. NSE's Nifty50 index ended the day at 7,361.80, down 93.75 points or 1.26 per cent.