Sensex Flat, Nifty Holds 25,900; Metals, Auto Shine Amidst Mixed Market

• BSE Sensex ended down 20 points at 84,675, while NSE Nifty declined 3 points to 25,939, holding above 25,900.
• Metals and Auto sectors were top performers, with Nifty Auto rising nearly 2% and the Metals index gaining 2%.
• Banking stocks outperformed, with the Nifty Bank index adding 239 points to close at 59,171.
• Midcap index declined 87 points, and market breadth remained negative with a 3:4 advance-decline ratio.
• Shriram Finance, Indo Count Industries, and Nazara Technologies saw significant gains, while Eternal, Max Healthcare, and IndiGo were among top losers.

Why It Matters: Indian markets closed flat, with sectoral gains in metals and auto offsetting broader weakness.