Market Overview - The equity market is trading in negative territory, influenced by weak global market trends and ongoing foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows [1] - Sensex is at 85,239.98, down by 27.68 points or 0.03 percent, after an intraday fall of 435 points [1] - Nifty 50 dipped 11.85 points or 0.05 percent to 26,035.10, hitting an intraday low of 25,904.75 [1] Sector Performance - The midcap index declined, while the smallcap index showed resilience [2] - Sectoral indices displayed mixed performance, with media rising nearly 2 percent, while healthcare, auto, pharma, and realty sectors dipped [2] Stock Performance - IndiGo, Shriram Finance, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Consumer Products, and HCL Technologies were the top gainers in Nifty 50 [3] - Major laggards included ONGC, Eicher Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bajaj Auto, and HDFC Life [3] Market Sentiment - Out of 3,140 stocks traded on the National Stock Exchange, 1,426 declined, 1,602 advanced, and 112 remained unchanged, indicating cautious sentiment [4] - Selling pressure was evident with 83 stocks hitting their 52-week lows, compared to 63 stocks at 52-week highs [4] - Volatility persisted with 65 stocks hitting upper circuits and 50 stocks locked in lower circuits [4] Notable Stocks - Ashok Leyland, Dredging Corporation, Federal Bank, Hindustan Zinc, and Vodafone Idea reached 52-week highs [5] - In the midcap segment, Dixon Tech, KEI Industries, IDFC First Bank, UPL, and IRB gained 2-3 percent, while HDFC AMC, BSE, Aditya Birla Capital, Motilal OFS, and KPIT Technologies declined by 2 percent [5] - Smallcap stocks such as NBCC, Aarti Industries, Kajaria Ceramics, JWL, BEML, and Amber gained 2-5 percent, while PNB Housing, Cholamandalam Holdings, Tejas Networks, BLS International, and Poonawalla Fincorp declined by 2-2.5 percent [6]