New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- The stock market on Tuesday extended its decline for a second consecutive session with Nifty closing below 26,200. Selling was seen in the oil & gas, media and energy.
At close, the Sensex was down 376.28 points or 0.44% at 85,063.34, and the Nifty was down 71.60 points or 0.27% at 26,178.70.
Among the sectors, Nifty Oil & Gas declined 1.67%, followed by Nifty Media, Nifty Chemicals, and Nifty Realty, each falling between 0.27% and 1.15%.
Furhter, Nifty Pharma rallied 1.63%, while Nifty PSU Bank, Nifty IT, and Nifty Metal rose in the range of 0.3% to 0.6%.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices lost 0.24% and 0.39%, respectively, and the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms dropped to Rs 479 crore from nea...