Selling pressure on Dalal Street intensified, with benchmark indices dropping over 2% in the week ending October 25, reaching a four-month low amid geopolitical tensions and disappointing corporate earnings. As the Diwali week begins on October 28, market sentiment is expected to remain bearish, focusing on upcoming corporate earnings and key US economic data, while participants exercise caution ahead of the US presidential elections on November 5. The BSE Sensex closed at 79,402, down 2.24%, and the Nifty 50 fell 2.7% to 24,181, marking an 8% decline from its September peak.