New Delhi, Sept. 22 -- Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty 50, halted their three-day winning streak on the back of profit booking and subdued global signals.

The Sensex closed 388 points, or 0.47 per cent, lower at 82,626.23, while the Nifty 50 declined 97 points, or 0.38 per cent, to finish at 25,327.05. Among broader indices, the BSE Midcap slipped 0.09 per cent, whereas the Smallcap index managed to edge up by 0.16 per cent.

Major index constituents including HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, and Reliance Industries emerged as the biggest laggards weighing down the benchmark indices.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, believes that Indian stock market sentiment is positive as...