New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- Stocks to buy for the short term: The Indian stock market ended lower on Monday despite strong Q2 GDP data, on profit booking ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting this week. The strong growth and low inflation scenario signal the central bank may maintain a pause on benchmark interest rates for the third consecutive meeting.

Rupee's weakness and a meagre 0.7% year-on-year (YoY) in GST collection in November also influenced market sentiment.

On the technical front, experts see support for the Nifty 50 at 26,100 and resistance at 26,300.

"Call writing at 26,200 and 26,300 suggests that the index may trade sideways in the short term with a mild bearish undertone. The immedia...