Sensex, Nifty settle marginally lower amid thin year-end trading, foreign fund outflows weigh

Stock markets ended marginally lower on Tuesday amid thin year-end trading, as persistent foreign fund outflows and a muted trend in global equities weighed on investors' sentiment.Falling for the fifth consecutive day, the 30-share BSE Sensex dipped 20.46 points or 0.02 per cent to settle at 84,675.08. During the day, it hit a high of 84,806.99 and a low of 84,470.94, gyrating 336.05 points.Ending the day on a flat note, the 50-share NSE Nifty slipped 3.25 points or 0.01 per cent to 25,938.85.From the 30- ...