Sensex & Nifty Drop: Sensex fell 425 points to 75,311; Nifty slipped 117 points to 22,796. Banking & Auto Stocks Drag: Nifty Bank (-0.7%), Nifty PSU (-1.3%), and Auto (-2.6%) declined.

Indian benchmark indices closed nearly flat on Tuesday after early losses, as IT gains balanced declines in consumer stocks. Weak corporate earnings, foreign outflows, and global trade concerns kept sentiment cautious.

The benchmark BSE Sensex closed at 76,138.97, marking a slight loss of 32.11 points or 0.04%. Meanwhile, the Nifty 50 index settled at 23,031.40, down 13.85 points or 0.06%. We can see that the market is navigating a volatile session today.

The benchmark BSE Sensex lost 1018.20 points or 1.32% to close at 76,293.60, while the broader Nifty 50 index closed at 23,071.80, lower by 309.80 points or 1.32%.

The BSE Sensex declined 548 points, or 0.70%, to 77,311, while the NSE Nifty lost 178 points, or 0.76%, to settle at 23,381. The total market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies dropped by Rs 6.21 lakh crore to Rs 417.72 lakh crore.

Indian benchmark indices closed in the green on Tuesday, with heavyweights HDFC Bank and Reliance Industries leading the gains, mirroring a broader rally in Asian markets.

The benchmark BSE Sensex lost 319.22 points or 0.41% to close at 77,186.74, while the broader Nifty 50 index closed at 23,361.05, lower by 121.10 points or 0.52%.

Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty gyrated between gains and losses in a special session for the Union Budget on Saturday, as markets paused after a four-session rally.

Despite ending January with four months of losses, Sensex surged 2,100 points in four days on pre-budget optimism. A day prior to the budget, Sensex was up 740 pts, Nifty was above 23,500.

The benchmark indices ended higher: Sensex up 226 pts at 76,759, and Nifty gained 86 pts to close above 23,200.