Sectoral contrast: chemicals rise while financials fall in Monday trade

Sector‑wise, the Nifty Mid‑Small Financial Services index was the weakest, sliding nearly 1%. PSU banks and FMCG stocks each slipped close to 0.9%. In contrast, the Nifty Chemicals index gained 0.48% and the Nifty Mid‑Small Healthcare index rose about 0.45%. Among individual stocks, HCL‑Tech, Infosys, TCS, Dr. Reddy's and Wipro posted the biggest declines, while HDFC Life, Hindalco, Max Healthcare, ONGC, Ashok Leyland and Titan posted modest advances.