New Delhi, Dec. 1 -- The Indian stock market began the week on a strong note, hitting fresh all-time high in the opening trade on Monday.
At close, the Sensex was down 64.77 points or 0.08 per cent at 85,641.90, and the Nifty was down 27.20 points or 0.10 per cent at 26,175.75.
BSE Midcap and smallcap indices ended flat as the BSE Midcap index fell 0.19 per cent but the Smallcap index rose by 0.05 per cent.
The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms remained largely unchanged at Rs 474 lakh crore.
Among the sectors, after hitting a record high of 60,114.30, Nifty Bank slipped by 0.12 per cent to end at 59,681.35. Nifty Financial Services closed with a loss of 0.27 per cent. Nifty Realty and Healthcare indices fell by a per ce...