Financial services, oil & gas, autos and telecom bore the brunt of the outflows, while services, consumer durables and consumer services emerged as preferred pockets.
On the broader market outlook, Jatin Gedia of Teji Mandi expects the Nifty to consolidate within 22,500-22,800 band for now.
The rupee is expected to depreciate further against the US dollar, with RBI becoming increasingly selective in its intervention strategy, said Gaura Sengupta, chief economist, IDFC First Bank
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates Wednesday: In the broader market, the Nifty MidCap 100 and the Nifty SmallCap ended 0.02 per cent and 0.27 per cent higher, respectively
Analysts at ICICI Securities upgraded the rating on Azad Engineering to 'Buy' as they expect follow-up large orders from GE, providing another 5-6 years of visibility to the newly commissioned unit.
Kaynat Chainwala of Kotak Securities reckons that the MCX Crude Oil is showing a cautious-to-bearish setup on the 4-hour chart after facing resistance near ₹9,280-9,300 levels.
In the previous four such instances, the Sensex and the Nifty recouped losses and signed-off the respective calendar year with a gain on three occasions, shows the 15-year historical data.
Anand Rathi assigned a subscribe for long-term rating to the stock, noting that the company is led by a highly experienced promoter group
Nityas Gems and Jewellery IPO price band is set at ₹70 to ₹75 per share. The lot size for the offer is 200 shares.
The transaction is expected to close by 28 February 2027. The scale of the project stands 507.9 MW of operational wind capacity, 301.4 MW held by AEPL and 206.5 MW by NWPL
The multibagger stock has entered the small-cap index as part of the Nifty semi-annual rejig. According to Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research, Cupid could see inflows of $10 million.
Analysts at ICICI Securities believe that Savita Oil Technologies is well positioned to benefit from strong demand traction in transformer oils & industrial lubricants.
Macquarie recently initiated coverage on BSE shares with an 'outperform' tag. BSE ranks above NSE in the global brokerage's pecking order for capital market stocks.
Swastika Infra opened at ₹200 per share on the NSE and the BSE, reflecting a premium of 8.11 per cent over the issue price of ₹185.
ArMee Infotech share price: In the grey market, ArMee Infotech was at ₹381 ahead of the stock market debut, suggesting a listing pop of just 1.60 per cent.
Elevate Campuses share price: Ahead of the listing, Elevate Campuses shares were trading at ₹368.5 in the grey market, signalling an upside of 1.80 per cent.
Calling Molbio a 'high-conviction pick', Jefferies has set a target price of ₹1,600 on the counter, signalling an upside of 27 per cent from its last closing price of ₹1255.60 apiece.
The sell-off was driven by high US bond yields, a strong dollar, FPI outflows, crude oil concerns and weakening domestic growth signals.
Sensex Today | Stock Market Highlights, Tuesday: In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap and the Nifty SmallCap fell 0.99 per cent and 0.81 per cent, respectively
BSE Sensex ended the day at 243 points or 0.33 per cent at 72,529, while Nifty 50 closed the day at 22,716, down 64 points or 0.28 per cent.