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At 2:00 pm, the Sensex falls 452 points at 76,037, while the Nifty 50 slips 0.42% to 23,931, falling below the key 23,950 mark.
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Stock Market Updates Today, May 26: The Indian equity market came under sharp selling pressure in the afternoon trade on Monday, with benchmark indices slipping to the day’s low amid broad-based weakness in financial and heavyweight stocks. At 2:00 pm, the Sensex was down 452 points at 76,037, while the Nifty 50 slipped 0.42% to 23,931, falling below the key 23,950 mark.
The market, which had recovered strongly during the morning session, witnessed a steady decline through the afternoon as profit-booking intensified in banks, financials and largecaps.
Banking Stocks Drag Market Lower
Financial counters emerged as the biggest drag on the benchmarks. Nifty Bank fell 0.46%, while Nifty Financial Services declined 0.66%. Private banks remained under pressure, with the Nifty Private Bank index slipping 0.64%.
Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were among the top losers on the Sensex and Nifty. PSU banks also weakened sharply, dragging the Nifty PSU Bank index down 0.77%.
Reliance Industries, TCS, Bharti Airtel, Titan and Trent also traded significantly lower, adding to the pressure on headline indices.
Broader Markets Show Relative Resilience
Despite the sharp decline in frontline benchmarks, broader markets continued to outperform. Nifty Midcap 100 rose 0.22%, while Nifty Smallcap 100 gained 0.28%. The Nifty Microcap 250 index advanced nearly 1%, indicating that buying interest in smaller companies remained intact even as largecaps corrected.
Metal And Mid-Small IT Stocks Outperform
Sectorally, metal stocks remained the standout performers. Nifty Metal climbed nearly 1%, supported by gains in Tata Steel and other metal counters.
The Nifty MidSmall IT & Telecom index surged 0.90%, while chemicals and select auto stocks also traded in positive territory. Tech Mahindra was among the top gainers on the Sensex pack.
Consumer And Realty Stocks Under Pressure
Consumer-linked sectors witnessed sharp selling. Nifty Consumer Durables dropped 1.23%, emerging as the worst-performing sectoral index. Realty stocks also remained weak, with the Nifty Realty index falling 0.69%.
Healthcare, Pharma, Oil & Gas and Cement indices traded in the red.
Volatility Remains Contained
Despite the market correction, India VIX declined 3.63% to 16.10, suggesting that panic levels remain limited and investors are treating the decline as a normal correction rather than a risk-off event.
Investors continue to monitor developments in West Asia, crude oil price movements and global market trends for further direction through the remainder of the session.
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