Sensex down 200 pts; Nifty below 26k; Auto, realty, pharma stocks decline

Stock markets in India extended their sell-off on Monday as weak global market mood weighed on the sentiment.

Around 11:00 AM, the BSE Sensex index was trading around 85,107.51, falling 160.15 points or 0.19 per cent, while the Nifty50 was at 25,990.50, dropping 56.45 points or 0.22 per cent.

M&M, Trent, Bharti Airtel, NTPC, Bajaj Finserv, Power Grid, Sun Pharma, Kotak Bank, Infosys, TCS, Titan, Maruti Suzuki, and Bajaj Finance were the top losers on the Sensex today, down up to 1.4 per cent.

On the upside, Asian Paints, BEL, HUL, and Ultratech Cement were the only gainers.

In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index slipped 0.51 per cent, and the Nifty SmallCap index declined 0.15 per cent.

Among sectors, the Nifty Auto index was the top loser, down 1.1 per cent. This was followed by the Nifty Realty, and the Nifty Pharma indices (down up to 0.8 per cent).