At 11:25 ST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex dropped 283.06 points or 0.33% to 84,758.39. The Nifty 50 index lost 71.10 points or 0.27% to 25,970.20.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.39%, while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index declined 0.50%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,472 shares rose and 2,550 shares fell. A total of 232 shares were unchanged.

Buzzing Index:

The Nifty Realty index declined 0.57% to 878.15. The index dropped 0.79% in the two consecutive trading sessions.

Anant Raj (down 2.37%), Phoenix Mills (down 0.82%), Prestige Estates Projects (down 0.71%), SignatureGlobal India (down 0.51%), DLF (down 0.46%), Lodha Developers (down 0.45%), Brigade Enterprises (down 0.41%) and Sobha (down 0.36%) declined.

Stocks in Spotlight:

Ceigall India rallied 2.29% after the company's subsidiary, Ceigall Infra Projects has received a LoA from Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation for the construction of the Indore'Ujjain access-controlled four-lane greenfield highway.

Vikran Engineering surged 5.31% after it has secured letter of awards (LoA) from M.P. Urja Vikas Nigam for the implementation of power plants with a total capacity of 45.75 MW AC in Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh.

Jindal Steel advanced 1.86% after the company announced a significant expansion of its structural steel manufacturing capabilities at its Raigarh facility. This expansion would double the company's existing structural steel capacity from 1.2 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 2.4 MTPA by mid 2028.

Global Markets:

Most Asian markets advanced on Monday as investors kicked off the final trading week of the year.

Prices of spot silver rose to a fresh record high of above $80 per ounce before pulling back sharply to $77. Silver's recent surge was driven by speculative buying and lingering supply tightness, said experts.

Media report further stated silver's rally this year reflects a depletion of freely traded inventory, amplifying price moves as demand increases.

On Friday stateside, the S&P 500 reached a new high and posted weekly gains as traders came back from the Christmas holiday.

The broad market index closed down 0.03% to end at 6,929.94. At its high, the S&P 500 was up 0.2%, reaching 6,945.77. The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.09% and closed at 23,593.10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 20.19 points, or 0.04%, and settled at 48,710.97.

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