Stock market recap, May 6 -- Indian equity markets ended Tuesday's session on a cautious note, with the Nifty 50 declining 0.36% to settle at 24,032.80. The index saw volatile consolidation through the day, moving between an intraday low of 23,882.05 and a high of 24,081.70.

Market breadth was mildly negative, with 1,604 stocks advancing against 1,680 declining, indicating a broadly balanced but slightly bearish undertone.

Sectoral performance was mixed. Nifty FMCG (+0.64%) and Nifty Auto (+0.63%) provided defensive support, while losses in Nifty Realty (-1.41%) and Private Banks (-0.67%) weighed on the benchmark indices.

Technically, the Nifty continues to hover near the psychological 24,000 level, which remains a key near-term suppor...