Stock market today, Dec. 5 -- After four straight sessions of losses, the Sensex and Nifty 50 managed to post slight gains on Thursday, 4 December. The Sensex added 159 points (0.19%) to finish at 85,265.32, while the Nifty 50 inched up 48 points (0.18%) to settle at 26,033.75.

Despite this rebound in the headline indices, broader markets continued to face selling pressure. The BSE Midcap index slipped 0.19%, and the Smallcap index declined 0.32%.

"Markets remained volatile but managed to end marginally in the green, taking a breather after the recent decline. Following a flat start, the Nifty edged higher in early trade; however, profit-taking in heavyweight stocks trimmed most of the gains as the session progressed, leading to volatil...