📉 Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates – July 18

🔻 Markets Open Lower Despite Global Optimism

• Sensex and Nifty traded in the red early Friday
• Dragged by losses in Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, and Kotak Bank
• Weak start comes despite positive global cues, with upbeat U.S. labor and retail data easing slowdown fears

🏦 Sectoral Snapshot

• Declines seen in:
  • Nifty Financial Services
  • FMCG
  • Pharma
  • Private Bank indices

📈 Mid & Small Caps Buck the Trend

• Nifty Midcap and Smallcap indices posted mild gains
• Indicating resilience in broader markets