New Delhi, June 29 -- Amid renewed tensions in the Middle East, Indian equities resumed their losing streak in Monday's trade, June 29, with both benchmark indices ending the session near the day's lows. While gains in pharmaceutical and metal stocks provided some support, heavy selling in auto and technology shares overshadowed the advances, dragging the Nifty 50 down 0.46% to close at 23,946.

The BSE Sensex also ended 0.44% lower at 76,757. The broader markets mirrored the weak trend, with both the Nifty Midcap 100 and Nifty Smallcap 100 indices declining more than 0.3%.

Sectoral performance remained mixed, with the Nifty Auto, Nifty Cement, Nifty Media, Nifty Chemicals, Nifty Oil & Gas, and Nifty IT indices all falling more than 1%. ...