Sensex, Nifty End Marginally Lower During Muhurat Trading

BHARTIARTL and Infosys Among Top Losers. Indian equity benchmarks began Samvat 2083 on a subdued note, with the Sensex and Nifty closing slightly in the red during the special Diwali Muhurat trading session. Selling pressure in banking and IT shares offset gains in select sectors, resulting in a cautious start to the new Hindu financial year. KEY MARKET HIGHLIGHTS BSE Sensex: Declined 29 points to finish marginally lower. NSE Nifty 50: Slipped 44 points, registering a decline of approximately 0.1%, and settled below the 25,000 mark. TOP GAINERS Sun Pharmaceutical, Tata Steel and Maruti Suzuki were among the prominent gainers during the session. TOP LOSERS Trent, Infosys and Bharti Airtel featured among the major laggards, with selling pressure weighing on their share prices. BROADER MARKET PERFORMANCE BSE MidCap: Advanced 0.3%. BSE SmallCap: Outperformed the benchmark indices, rising 1.3%. SECTORAL PERFORMANCE Sectoral indices ended on a mixed note. Power and metal stocks attracted buying interest, while IT and PSU banking shares faced selling pressure. STOCK-SPECIFIC ACTION Adani Ports and Eternal touched their respective 52-week highs during the trading session. Investment in securities markets is subject to market risks. Read all related documents carefully before investing.