Stock market today, March 26 -- Indian markets ended lower on Wednesday, March 26, as investors booked profits after a seven-day winning streak in the frontline indices. Additionally, a lack of clarity on the countries and sectors that may be exempt from the reciprocal tariffs set to be imposed by the Donald Trump administration on April 2 led investors to hold back on fresh buying.

All 13 major sectoral indices witnessed selling pressure, with IT, which showed some momentum during the first half of the trading session, also slipping into the red. Pharma stocks extended their losses for the second consecutive session on concerns that Trump may announce duties on drug imports.

Meanwhile, the broader markets also remained under pressure f...