Market sell-off continues for 6th day; Nifty settles below 24,800; VIX spurts 6.74%

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex dropped 638.45 points or 0.78% to 81,050. The Nifty 50 index slipped 218.85 points or 0.87% to 24,795.75.