<h1>Market decline continues as benchmark index records fifth consecutive session of losses amid selling in realty and auto.</h1> The benchmark index fell for a fifth straight session as selling concentrated in realty, IT and auto stocks drove a reversal from early gains; sectoral laggardness weighed on smallcap and midcap indices, institutional flows showed net foreign selling against domestic buying, and aggregate market capitalisation declined materially, with commentators citing heavyweight stock selling, mixed global cues and technical expiry effects as contributing factors.