Sensex Today: Indian equity benchmarks ended lower for the second consecutive session on Thursday, weighed down by sharp selling in media, metal, and consumer durables stocks.

The Sensex slipped 148.14 points, or 0.18%, to close at 83,311.01, while the Nifty 50 declined 87.95 points, or 0.34%, to settle at 25,509.70. Both indices remained volatile through the session, trading with a negative bias.

Power Grid, Eternal, BEL, Bajaj Finance, and ICICI Bank were among the top losers, whereas Asian Paints, Reliance Industries, M&M, UltraTech Cement, and TCS were the key gainers.

Broader markets mirrored the weakness in benchmarks, with the Nifty Midcap 100 index falling 0.95% and the Nifty Smallcap 100 index dropping 1.4%.

Among sectors, Nifty Media led the decline with a 2.54% fall, follow

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