Overview
- Sensex fell 277.93 points to 84,673.02 and Nifty slipped 103.40 points to 25,910.05, halting a six-session advance.
- Realty led sectoral declines with a drop of about 2% as IT and metal gauges fell roughly 1%.
- Market breadth weakened on the BSE with 2,740 decliners versus 1,463 advancers, and both midcap and smallcap indices closed lower.
- Analysts flag immediate resistance at 26,000–26,100, with a move above 26,100 seen as opening room toward the 26,277 record.
- Bank Nifty showed relative resilience near 59,000, with resistance around 59,300 and prior 58,300–58,000 levels expected to act as support.