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Benchmark domestic equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, opened lower on the first trading session of the week and remained under pressure for most of the day. Although they recovered slightly in the final hour, both indices closed down by 0.2 per cent. The Sensex declined 174 points to end at 82,327, while the Nifty fell 58 points to settle at 25,227. Broader market indices on the Bombay Stock Exchange also finished in the red, with the Mid-Cap index slipping around 0.2 per cent and the Small-Cap index dropping over 0.4 per cent.
Within the Sensex constituents, 18 of the 30 stocks declined. Among the major losers, Tata Motors fell around 2.7 per cent, Hindustan Unilever dropped over 1.4 per cent, and Infosys declined 1.4 per cent. On the gaining side, Adani Ports rose 2 per cent, Bajaj Finance gained over 1.3 per cent, and Bajaj Finserv advanced more than 0.9 per cent.
In sectoral performance at the BSE, 15 out of 21 indices ended in negative territory. Key laggards included IT, which fell 0.9 per cent, while Capital Goods and FMCG each slipped over 0.8 per cent. Focused IT was down 0.8 per cent as well. Among the top gainers, Services advanced over 0.5 per cent, Financial Services edged up 0.2 per cent, and Bankex gained 0.1 per cent.
Market breadth at the BSE was negative, with 2,627 shares declining, 1,664 advancing, and 168 remaining unchanged.
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