The Indian stock market experienced a downturn today, with the Sensex falling by 299.65 points to close at 81,274.66, reflecting a decline of 0.54%. This drop followed an initial opening loss of 141.32 points. The index is currently trading below its 50-day moving average, which itself is above the 200-day moving average, indicating a mixed technical outlook.
In the broader market, mid-cap stocks remained flat, while the BSE500 index showed a significant advance-decline ratio of 151 advances against 347 declines. Mid-cap stocks fell by 0.32%, BSE100 by 0.47%, and small-cap stocks by 0.52%.

Among the top gainers, Vedanta led the large-cap segment with a rise of 3.19%, while AWL Agri Business gained 3.12% in the mid-cap category. Notably, TVS Electronics surged by 19.58% in the small-cap space. Conversely, Tata Motors and Whirlpool India were the top losers in the large and mid-cap segments, declining by 2.83% and 3.07%, respectively. In the small-cap sector, Salasar Techno fell by 5.96%.

Sector performance was dominated by declines, with only five out of 37 sectors advancing. The NIFTYIT sector was the biggest loser, down 1.31%, while NIFTYMETAL managed a modest gain of 0.54%.