Stock market today, Dec. 2 -- The Indian stock market closed nearly unchanged for the second consecutive day on Monday, December 1. The Sensex slipped 65 points, or 0.08%, to 85,641.90, while the Nifty 50 settled at 26,175.75, down 27 points, or 0.10%. In the previous session as well, the Nifty 50 had eased 0.05% and the Sensex had inched down 0.02%.

This muted close came despite robust Q2 GDP growth of 8.2%, the highest in six quarters. Banking and financial heavyweights such as HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, and SBI were among the major drags on the benchmark indices.

"Markets stayed in consolidation mode and ended almost unchanged, pausing near record-high territory. On the benchmark front, the Nifty 50 opened firmly around 26,325-marking...