Taking Stock: Sensex, Nifty end near day's low on final hour selling; metal, media drag

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Market failed to build on the opening hours gains and remained rangebound throughout the session, with final hour selling pressure dragged the Nifty below 25,500 before closing near day's low amid selling across the sectors.

At close, the Sensex was down 148.14 points or 0.18 percent at 83,311.01, and the Nifty was down 87.95 points or 0.34 percent at 25,509.70. BSE Midcap index fell 1.2%, and smallcap index shed 1.5%.

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On the sectoral front, metal, power, realty, media were down 1.5-2.5%. However, FMCG, auto and IT ended with marginal gains.

Asian Paints, Interglobe Aviation, M&M, Reliance Industries, UltraTech Cement were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Hindalco, Grasim Industries, Adani Enterprises, Power Grid Corp and Eternal.

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In stock-specific action, Hindalco Industries shares slipped 5% on weak Novelis results, Grasim Industries shares declined 6% despite strong Q2 earnings, One 97 Communications (Paytm) shares rose 4% despite Q2 profit fall, M&M shares rose 1% on selling entire stake in RBL Bank, Ather Energy shares extend fall on 4th day on block deal of 1.4 crore shares (3.66% equity) worth Rs 856.2 crore.

Britannia Industries shares added 2% after Q2 profit jumps 23%, RBL Bank shares hit 52-week high on 3.4% equity change hands in a block trade, Delhivery share price shed 8% on reporting losses in Q2, Redington shares surged 16% after Q2 profit jumps 23%, Godrej Agrovet shares slipped 5% after Q2 profit down 12%, Force Motors shares declined 2% despite better October sales data.

Index	Prices	Change	Change%
Sensex	75,273.45	1,205.00	+1.63%
Nifty 50	23,306.45	394.05	+1.72%
Nifty Bank	53,708.10	1,102.45	+2.10%

Nifty 50 23,306.45 394.05 (1.72%)

Wed, Mar 25, 2026

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Biggest Gainer	Prices	Change	Change%
Shriram Finance	956.00	52.40	+5.80%

Biggest Loser	Prices	Change	Change%
Tech Mahindra	1,408.50	-24.20	-1.69%

Best Sector	Prices	Change	Change%
Nifty PSU Bank	8581.05	223.50	+2.67%

Worst Sector	Prices	Change	Change%
Nifty IT	29671.30	22.40	+0.08%

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More than 120 stocks touched their 52-week high on the BSE, including CCL Products, Paytm, Navin Fluorine, RBL Bank, SBI, Laurus Labs, AU Small Finance Bank, 3M India, Titan Company, Chennai Petro, BPCL, City Union Bank, among others. Click to View More

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Nagaraj Shetti, Senior Technical Research Analyst at HDFC Securities

The downtrend continued in the market on Thursday and Nifty closed the day lower by 87 points. After opening lower, the market was not able to sustain the highs, as it declined consistently by forming lower highs and lower lows as per intraday basis.

A long bear candle was formed on the daily chart with long upper shadow. Technically, this market action indicates a sell on rise opportunity. Formation of upper shadows in the last 5-6 candles during downtrend signal presence of strong resistance on the rise.

The underlying trend of Nifty continues to be weak. The market is now entering a crucial support zone around 25400 levels (previous upside broken trend line resistance as per change in polarity). Immediate resistance is placed at 25700.

Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities

The Nifty slipped below the critical 21EMA on the daily timeframe, indicating weakness. However, the index has declined towards the support of the previous swing high, placed around 25,450.

Going forward. if the index falls below 25,450, the short-term trend might weaken further. On the other hand, if it holds above 25,450, a significant trend reversal might occur.

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