Nifty Media gained 1.59%, while Nifty PSU Bank rose 0.28%. Nifty Auto and Nifty Metal declined 0.45% each, followed by Nifty Energy with a 0.40% fall.
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Nifty Media gained 1.59%, while Nifty PSU Bank rose 0.28%. Nifty Auto and Nifty Metal declined 0.45% each, followed by Nifty Energy with a 0.40% fall.
The Nifty 50 settled 32.95 points, or 0.14%, lower at 24,219.05, recovering 36.25 points from its provisional close. The Sensex ended 170.70 points, or 0.22%, lower at 77,370.13, improving 42.03 points from its provisional close.
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On Friday,The Nifty 50 settled 20.15 points, or 0.08%, higher at 24,252, recovering from its provisional level of 24,234.75. The Sensex ended 3.11 points higher at 77,540.83, reversing a provisional loss of 15.25 points.
Retail traders lost Rs 91,685 crore in F&O trading in FY26, even as the number of active traders fell 18% to 87.5 lakh, per SEBI data.
Broader indices underperformed the benchmark. The Nifty Midcap 150 rose nearly 0.4%, while the Nifty Smallcap 250 gained almost 0.6%. The Nifty Realty led sectoral gains with a rise of nearly 1.5%, while the Nifty PSU Bank ended lower for a sixth consecutive session.
The question goes beyond what happened in the case of Copthall Mauritius Investment Ltd and Mansi Share and Stock Broking Pvt and centres itself around why activity in the closing auction matter so much more on settlement days?
Global cues, support around 24,000 and strength in private-sector banks helped the Nifty recover after seven straight sessions of losses.
Nifty Realty fell 1.16%, while Nifty IT declined 1.04%. Nifty Auto rose 0.48% and Nifty India Defence gained 0.46%, leading sectoral advances.
Benchmark extended declines for the fifth consecutive trading session, their longest losing streak since July 24.