The Nifty remained under pressure, dragged by stocks such as Apollo Hospitals, Bharti Airtel, TCS, Wipro and Trent, while gains in Adani Enterprises, Tata Motors, Tech Mahindra, Nestle and Eternal offered limited support. Broader markets fared relatively better, with the Nifty Midcap index rising 0.5% and the Smallcap index advancing 0.35%.
