Stock market today: BSE Sensex closes 280 points down; Nifty50 ends above 24,400

Stock market today: The 30-share index BSE Sensex closed at 80,148.88, down by 280.16 points or 0.35 percent, with 19 components ending in the red and 11 in the green. During the trading session, the Sensex plummeted by 678.53 points or 0.84 percent to hit an intraday low of 79,750.51.