The share market fell for a third straight session on Wednesday, with benchmarks retreating sharply from opening levels as weakness in financials, retail counters and broader markets weighed on sentiment.

The Nifty 50 slipped below the 25,800 mark, ending 82 points lower at 25,758, while the Sensex dropped 275 points to 84,391. Market breadth remained weak, with the NSE advance-decline ratio at 2:3, signalling broad-based selling pressure.

Midcaps saw deeper cuts, with the Nifty Midcap index sliding 668 points to 59,007, while the Nifty Bank lost 262 points to 58,960 as financial stocks weakened.

Analysts said global cues continued to dominate sentiment. Vinod Nair, head of research at Geojit Financial Services, said volatility in global equities intensified as rising Japanese bond yiel

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