New Delhi, Jan. 5 -- Indian key benchmark indices finished Monday's session, January 5, lower as early optimism quickly faded amid profit-booking, while technology stocks witnessed heavy selling on concerns over additional US tariffs, offsetting gains in realty, auto, and metal stocks.

The Nifty 50 closed the day down 0.32% at 26,243, while the S&P BSE Sensex declined 0.41% to 85,413. Broader markets ended mixed, with the Nifty Midcap 100 index slipping 0.16% and the Nifty Smallcap 100 index rising 0.56%, indicating that market breadth continued to favour the bulls.

India emerged as the sole laggard among Asian markets, even as the Nikkei 225, Kospi, and Shanghai Composite rose 3%, 3.43%, and 1.38%, respectively, driven by renewed buyin...