Markets turned sharply lower by afternoon, with the Nifty 50 falling 104.60 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 24,881.80 as of 1.21 pm, after opening at 25,076. The Sensex declined 362.13 points, or 0.45 per cent, to 80,637.27 from its previous close of 80,999.40, as selling pressure broadened across IT, metals and cement sectors, overwhelming early gains in banking and pharma stocks.Market breadth turned negative on the BSE, where 2,517 stocks declined against 1,757 advances out of 4,530 traded. A total of 133 s ...