The Nifty 50 closed at 22,603.05, down 173.05 points, or 0.76%, after trading between 22,546.30 and 22,717.65, indicating some buying interest near the day’s lows. Broader market breadth was weak, with 1,549 stocks advancing, 2,043 declining and 98 unchanged, translating into an advance-decline ratio of roughly 0.76:1.
