The stock market fell for a second consecutive week, marking their steepest weekly decline in over a month, as risk sentiment weakened amid mixed corporate earnings and cautious global cues.

The benchmark Sensex and Nifty shed about 1% each over the week, while the Nifty Midcap and Nifty Bank indices ended largely unchanged.

Out of the 50 Nifty stocks, 38 closed with weekly losses. Metal and industrial names such as Hindalco Industries, Grasim Industries, and Power Grid Corp led the laggards, while Shriram Finance, Mahindra & Mahindra, Asian Paints, and HDFC Life Insurance emerged as the top gainers.

Among broader markets, Hitachi Energy India, L&T Finance Holdings, Indus Towers, Vodafone Idea, and BSE Ltd topped the midcap gainers, while Amber Enterprises, Blue Star, NCC, and Delhivery

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