🔻 Markets End Lower as Financials Slip; Broader Indices Mixed

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Markets closed in the red for the second day, dragged down by continued weakness in financials and select heavyweight stocks. Nifty slipped closer to the 25,400 mark. Mid and smallcaps showed resilience, with pockets of strength in capital markets and healthcare.

📉 Key Indices Performance:

• Nifty 50: 25,405.30 ▼ -48.10 (-0.2%)

• Sensex: 83,239 ▼ -170 pts (-0.2%)

• Nifty Bank: 56,791.95 ▼ -207.25 (-0.4%)

• Nifty Financial Services: 26,734.90 ▼ -126.80 (-0.5%)

• Nifty Midcap Select: 13,462.55 ▲ +22.05 (+0.2%)

• Nifty 500: 23,521.85 ▼ -25.40 (-0.1%)

🏦 Sectoral Highlights:

Top Gainers:

🔼 Nifty Capital Markets (+1.6%) – Broking and AMC counters led the rally on rising retail participation.
🔼 Nifty Media (+1.5%) – Continued momentum in select media stocks boosted the index.
🔼 Nifty MidSmall Healthcare (+0.8%) – Strong delivery-based buying lifted healthcare names.

Top Losers:

🔽 Nifty PSU Bank (-0.9%) – Declined after recent sharp run-up amid broad-based profit booking.
🔽 Nifty India Tourism (-0.8%) – Weak demand outlook dragged key tourism counters.
🔽 Nifty Metal (-0.8%) – Gave up previous day’s gains on softening global metal prices.
🔽 Nifty Realty (-0.7%) – Slipped further on continued valuation concerns.s

📌 Top Gainers – Nifty 50:

• Apollo Hospitals: ₹7,565.00 🔼 +1.7%

• Dr. Reddy's: ₹1,291.30 🔼 +1.6%

• Hero MotoCorp: ₹4,310.60 🔼 +1.6%

• ONGC: ₹244.05 🔼 +1.2%

• Maruti Suzuki: ₹12,752.00 🔼 +1.0%

📌 Top Losers – Nifty 50:

• SBI Life: ₹1,810.20 🔽 -2.5%

• Kotak Mahindra Bank: ₹2,126.60 🔽 -2.0%

• Bajaj Finance: ₹910.15 🔽 -1.4%

• Bajaj Finserv: ₹1,980.70 🔽 -1.4%

• JSW Steel: ₹1,046.10 🔽 -1.3%

🚀 Top Gainers – Nifty 500:

• DCM Shriram: ₹1,425.50 🔼 +15.2%

• Aster DM Healthcare: ₹650.05 🔼 +9.6%

• Motilal Oswal Financial Services: ₹929.10 🔼 +8.6%

• Authum Investment & Infra: ₹2,683.60 🔼 +7.3%

• Honeywell Automation India: ₹41,200.00 🔼 +6.1%

📉 Top Losers – Nifty 500:

• Raymond: ₹724.45 🔽 -4.4%

• FSN E-Commerce (Nykaa): ₹202.31 🔽 -4.4%

• Reliance Power: ₹65.54 🔽 -3.7%

• InterGlobe Aviation: ₹5,766.00 🔽 -3.2%

• Punjab National Bank: ₹110.23 🔽 -3.2%

📊 Investor Takeaway:

Profit-taking in financial names like Kotak Bank and Bajaj Fin weighed on headline indices. However, action continued in the mid and smallcap segments, especially in capital markets and healthcare. Watch for sectoral rotation as earnings season approaches.

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