Profit booking drags D-St lower; Nifty slips below 26K, Sensex ends flat

Benchmark equity indices closed flat on Tuesday after hitting record highs. Nifty50 surpassed 26,000 and Sensex crossed 85,000 for the first time. Sensex slipped 14 points to settle at 84,914, while Nifty inched up by 1 point to close at 25,940. Sectors like Auto, IT, Pharma, and oil & gas ended in the green.