However, selective buying in FMCG, realty, and metal counters helped limit the damage, allowing the market to recover part of its losses from the day’s trough. By the close, the Sensex had shed 756.84 points or 0.95% to settle at 78,516.49, while the Nifty ended 198.5 points lower, down 0.81% at 24,378.10. The session highlighted investor caution, with sectoral divergence offering some resilience even as broader sentiment remained pressured.
