Nifty Dips Below 26,200, Sensex Falls 376 Pts; Pharma Gains, Oil & Gas Slips

• Nifty closed below 26,200, while Sensex dropped 376 points at the closing bell.
• IT, pharma, PSU Bank, and metal sectors saw gains of 0.3-1.7 percent.
• Infra, media, oil & gas, and capital goods sectors declined by 0.6-1.6 percent.
• BSE Midcap and smallcap indices also ended the day lower.
• Top losers included Trent, Reliance Industries, ITC; gainers were Apollo Hospitals, Sun Pharma.

Why It Matters: Indian markets closed lower with Nifty below 26,200 and Sensex down 376 points.