Mumbai, Dec. 15 -- The Indian stock market on Monday begin the week on a negative note with Nifty managing to close above 26,000 in the volatile session.

Sensex and Nifty 50 ended in the red. Sensex ended 54 points, or 0.06%, lower at 85,213.36, while the Nifty 50 closed at 26,027.30, down 20 points, or 0.08%.

Among the sectors, most indies ended higher with Nifty Media spiked 1.79%, FMCG up by 0.69%, Consumer Durables up by 0.52%, Nifty Bank up by 0.12% among others.

Sudeep Shah, Head - Technical and Derivatives Research at SBI Securities said the Nifty recovered smartly from a gap-down on opening on an Intraday basis but closed 0.08% lower at 26,027.

"On the sectoral front, Nifty Media ended the day as the top sectoral gainer, follo...