After opening with an upside gap of 189 points, the Nifty made an early attempt to move higher. However, the market hit a roadblock around the 26,100 mark, and intraday weakness set in from the mid to later part of the session.

The Nifty completely erased its morning gains as index heavyweights slipped from their opening highs. Nevertheless, the short-term trend remains strong.

After a roaring start to the new Samvat, the Nifty slipped more than 200 points from the day's high of 26,104, as investors booked profits at higher levels. The index ended the session near the day's low at 25,891.

The rally was initially fueled by strong global cues and optimism around a potential India-US trade agreement.

Among Nifty constituents, IT heavyweights such as Infosys, HCL Tech, and TCS emerged as t

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