https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=70089 Equity benchmarks fell in early trade after a three-day rally, with the Sensex down ~279 points to 83,538.97 and the Nifty down ~94 points to 25,681.85; sectoral laggards included aviation, defence-electronics, banking, engineering and steel, while consumer, utilities and IT stocks gained. The move tracked weakness in Asian and US markets and a drop in Brent crude to about USD 68.02/bbl. Prior-session data showed modest foreign institutional buying and larger domestic institutional purchases, with closing levels slightly up day-on-day. en-us Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:01:04 +0530 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:01:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=70089 Equity benchmarks fell in early trade after a three-day rally, with the Sensex down ~279 points to 83,538.97 and the Nifty down ~94 points to 25,681.85; sectoral laggards included aviation, defence-electronics, banking, engineering and steel, while consumer, utilities and IT stocks gained. The move tracked weakness in Asian and US markets and a drop in Brent crude to about USD 68.02/bbl. Prior-session data showed modest foreign institutional buying and larger domestic institutional purchases, with closing levels slightly up day-on-day. News - Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:01:04 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=70089