The current geopolitical situation and Donald Trump's lead in key states are boosting Indian market sentiment, although lackluster corporate earnings are tempering enthusiasm

The down trend is likely to persist if Nifty moves below its immediate support level of 24,070

The Sensex ended 663 points, or 0.83 percent lower, at 79,402, dropping below the 80,000 mark; the Nifty fell 218.60 points, or 0.9 percent, to settle at 24,180.80.

`There are pockets of opportunities within private banks and financial services where you can find well-managed companies with strong fundamentals. '

The Bank Nifty dropped by 1.65%, and both benchmark indices fell by 0.60%

On the sectoral front, banking, pharma, and financial services emerged as the top gainers, while FMCG, realty, auto, and metals were the major losers.

Nvidia has partnered with Reliance and major IT firms to develop an Indian intelligence infrastructure, making a positive development in the market.

The Nifty ended today with a 0.15% drop at 24,399, while the Sensex dropped by 0.02% at 80,065; two dozen constituents of the Nifty 50 closed in the negative territory.

PAC Chairman K C Venugopal said the committee decided to postpone today’s meeting following a message received from SEBI expressing Ms Buch’s inability to attend the meeting.

SEBI asks recognised stock exchanges, clearing corporations, and depositories to terminate their contracts with unrecognised finluencers within three months.