Stock market today, Nov. 25 -- The Indian stock market finished lower on Monday, November 24, as profit-taking across sectors and mixed global signals weighed on sentiment.

Marking a second straight day of losses, the Sensex slipped 331 points, or 0.39%, to close at 84,900.71, while the Nifty 50 dropped 109 points, or 0.42%, settling at 25,959.50. The BSE Midcap index fell 0.27% and the Smallcap index declined 0.83%.

"Markets traded with a subdued bias on Monday, ending nearly half a percent lower. After a positive start, the Nifty index moved in a narrow range for most of the session, but a sharp decline in the final half hour dragged it lower. It eventually settled at 25,959.50, down 0.42%.

Sectorally, all major indices-barring IT-cl...