The domestic stock market today concluded Monday’s session on a cautious and negative note, as key benchmark indices extended their recent slide under the pressure of broad-based selling.
Investor sentiment was distinctly bearish, driven primarily by weakness in rate-sensitive sectors and technology stocks. The benchmark Sensex finished the day at 84,673.02, marking a decline of 277.93 points, or 0.33 per cent.
Simultaneously, the Nifty 50 closed below the 26,000 level, settling at 25,910.05, having lost 103.40 points, a drop of 0.40 per cent. The selling pressure was not confined to frontline indices, with both the Nifty Next 50 and BSE Sensex Next 50 registering more pronounced losses of 0.73 per cent and 0.77 per cent, respectively.
The primary drag on the market was felt across high-beta sectors and information technology. The sector performance charts highlighted Nifty Realty as the biggest laggard, plummeting by 1.91 per cent. The technology space also saw heavy erosion, with the Nifty IT index falling by 1.10 per cent, dropping 400 points.
This weakness in IT was reflected directly in the list of top losers among Sensex constituents.
Tech Mahindra saw the steepest decline, falling 2.23 per cent to close at 1421.10. Infosys also experienced significant pain, shedding 1.46 per cent. Broader technology weakness was further evidenced by the Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom index which fell 1.15 per cent.
Other sectors facing substantial sell-offs included Nifty Metal, which dropped 1.07 per cent, and the Nifty Pharma index, down 0.67 per cent. Defensive names were also not immune, with Hindustan Unilever losing 0.93 per cent.
Financial services stocks Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv were also among the major Sensex laggards, declining 1.26 per cent and 1.40 per cent, respectively.
Despite the overall negative mood, the banking space showed relative resilience. The Nifty Bank index managed to restrict its losses to just 0.11 per cent, and the BSE Bankex declined only 0.08 per cent. This stability was underpinned by select large-cap outperformance.
Top gainers included Axis Bank, which rose 1.27 per cent, and telecommunication giant Bharti Airtel, which gained 1.78 per cent. Paint major Asian Paint also showed strength, closing 0.64 per cent higher.
The current trend suggests traders are cautious, booking profits particularly in sectors that have seen sharp rallies recently, such as real estate and broader technology. Given that losses were seen across mid and small-cap indices as well—including Nifty MidSmall Healthcare, which fell 0.98 per cent—the market tone remains weak.
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