Mumbai:Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Tuesday amid broad-based selling led by oil & gas, realty, consumer durables, financials, and information technology stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex closed 210.08 points or 0.27 per cent lower at 78,428.95. The 50-share NSE Nifty was down by 159.40 points or 0.64 per cent and ended the session at 24,614.90. Nifty Realty witnessed the biggest fall, dropping 2.39 per cent. Today, shares of 16 out of 30 Sensex companies closed in the green, while the remaining 14 closed in the red.