Rangebound Day Ends with Mild Pressure; Reliance Drags Nifty Below 25,500

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Markets traded in a tight range throughout the session before slipping into the red in the final hour, led by a sudden drop in index heavyweight Reliance. Nifty 50 closed below the 25,500 mark, while broader indices also ended marginally lower.

📉 Key Indices Performance:
• Nifty 50: 25,476.10 🔽 -46.40 (-0.2%)
• Nifty 500: 23,557.45 🔽 -15.10 (-0.1%)
• Nifty Bank: 57,213.55 🔽 -42.75 (-0.1%)
• Nifty 100: 26,084.00 🔽 -42.05 (-0.2%)

🏦 Sectoral Highlights:
Top Gainers:
🔼 Nifty FMCG (+0.8%) – Supported by gains in HUL, Emami, and others
🔼 Nifty IPO Index (+0.8%) – Continued interest in newly listed counters
🔼 Nifty Smallcap250 (+0.55%) – Mid & smallcaps saw selective buying

Top Losers:
🔽 Nifty Realty (-1.5%) – Pressure across major names
🔽 Nifty Metal (-1.4%) – Weakness in Tata Steel, Hindalco
🔽 Nifty Oil & Gas (-1.3%) – Fall in oil-linked counters
🔽 Nifty IT (-0.8%) – Ahead of TCS results, cautious stance

📌 Top Gainers – Nifty 50:
• Shriram Finance: ₹681.05 🔼 +1.8%
• Bajaj Finance: ₹940.60 🔼 +1.4%
• HUL: ₹2,423.40 🔼 +1.3%
• Coal India: ₹387.45 🔼 +1.2%
• UltraTech Cement: ₹12,562.00 🔼 +0.9%

📌 Top Losers – Nifty 50:
• HCL Technologies: ₹1,674.00 🔽 -2.0%
• Tata Steel: ₹159.00 🔽 -1.8%
• Hindalco: ₹673.95 🔽 -1.7%
• Apollo Hospitals: ₹7,469.00 🔽 -1.3%
• Tech Mahindra: ₹1,614.80 🔽 -1.3%

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🚀 Top Gainers – Nifty 500:
• Metropolis Healthcare: ₹2,057.90 🔼 +10.3%
• Sterling & Wilson Renewables: ₹331.45 🔼 +8.6%
• PG Electroplast: ₹788.75 🔼 +6.5%
• Niva Bupa Health: ₹89.14 🔼 +6.4%
• Emami: ₹609.15 🔼 +6.2%

📉 Top Losers – Nifty 500:
• GAIL: ₹185.03 🔽 -4.0%
• Brigade Enterprises: ₹1,077.40 🔽 -3.9%
• Union Bank of India: ₹144.59 🔽 -3.8%
• Max Healthcare: ₹1,247.40 🔽 -3.7%
• Phoenix Mills: ₹1,518.70 🔽 -3.6%

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💡 Investor Takeaway:
The market saw mild declines today as profit booking emerged late in the session, dragged by a sharp fall in Reliance. While NBFCs and FMCG names provided some cushion, IT stocks remained under pressure ahead of a key earnings release. Weakness in the metals and realty space also weighed on sentiment. Some traders remained cautious amid ongoing tariff-related uncertainties between global trade partners.

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