The stock market faced a tough day as both the Nifty and Sensex fell almost 1%. Major losers included M&M, Bajaj Finance, Nestle India, Hero MotoCorp, and Asian Paints. On the brighter side, Infosys, ONGC, TCS, Tech Mahindra, and HDFC Life managed to gain ground. Most sectors ended in the red, with only PSU Bank and IT seeing positive movement. The auto, FMCG, realty, power, media, telecom, and oil & gas sectors dropped by 1-2%. Additionally, BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices each lost 0.5%, reflecting the overall market decline.