The BSE Sensex declined by 197.97 points, closing at 77,860.19, while the NSE Nifty lost 43.40 points, ending the session at 23,559.95. Out of the Nifty 50 stocks, 28 advanced while 23 declined.
Among the Nifty 50 stocks, 34 registered advances, 15 recorded declines, and 2 remained unchanged. The top gainers included Bajaj Auto, Cipla, Infosys, BEL, and Shriram Finance, while HDFC Life, JSW Steel, NTPC, Hindustan Unilever, and Nestle India were the top losers.
The market's performance reflected a cautious sentiment, with 18 of the Nifty 50 stocks advancing while 30 declined. Among the top gainers were BPCL, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, Britannia, and Asian Paints, while HDFC Life, Wipro, Bajaj Auto, Bajaj Finance, and Hindalco were the biggest loser
Among the Nifty 50 stocks, Wipro, Tech Mahindra, HDFC Life Insurance, L&T, and HDFC Bank led the rally, emerging as the top gainers for the day. On the flip side, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance, and UltraTech Cement saw declines, limiting the market's overall gains.
Benchmark indices--Sensex and Nifty--were 0.7-0.8 per cent higher from the Saturday closing. Among the widely-tracked Nifty 50 stocks, 39 advanced and the rest 11 declined at the opening bell.
Indian stock indices traded higher during Tuesday's session and remained in the green for the second straight day. The benchmark stock indices - Sensex and Nifty - had witnessed losses for four days last week.
Among the Nifty 50 stocks, Hero Motocorp, Divi's Labs, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and Apollo Hospitals were the top five losers this morning, National Stock Exchange data showed.
Among the Nifty 50 stocks, Tech Mahindra, Hindalco, Wipro, Coal India, and Infosys were the top five losers, declining in the range of 1-2 per cent each, National Stock Exchange data showed.