New Delhi, May 29 -- Stock market today: India's benchmark equity indices fell for a second consecutive session on Wednesday, 28 May, as selling pressure in heavyweights-led by ITC Ltd-weighed on sentiment. Despite strong cues from Wall Street, profit booking in auto, IT, and metal stocks dragged the market lower.

The Nifty 50 slipped 63 points, or 0.3%, to close at 24,752, while the Sensex fell 240 points, or 0.29%, to end at 81,312. Broader markets fared better, with the Nifty Smallcap 100 rising 0.33% and the Nifty Midcap 100 ending flat.

Against this backdrop, we have picked two stocks-one from the tyre sector and the other from the consumer durable sector for Thursday, 29 May. We also analyse the market's performance on Wednesday t...