Sensex Falls For 7th Day, ends 61 Points Lower; Nifty Flat; Maruti, Axis Bank Down 2% Each | Markets News

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Sensex Today: Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, extended their losing streak to a seventh straight session on Tuesday, slipping into the red after a choppy start that saw them oscillate between gains and losses in early trade.

At 1 PM, the BSE Sensex was down 78.48 points, or 0.10%, at 80,347.98, while the NSE Nifty50 declined 8.65 points, or 0.04%, to 24,646.05.

The session coincides with the start of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) three-day Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting.

On the BSE, Axis Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, and Tech Mahindra were among the top laggards, while Titan, BEL, Eternal, Tata Steel, and Mahindra & Mahindra emerged as the leading gainers.

Broader markets mirrored the benchmarks’ weakness, with the Nifty SmallCap 100 index slipping 0.18% and the Nifty MidCap 100 easing 0.09%.

Across sectors, Nifty Media and Nifty Private Bank indices led the losses, falling 0.97% and 0.55%, respectively, followed by Nifty Consumer Durables and Nifty FMCG. On the other hand, Nifty PSU Bank and Nifty Oil & Gas gained over 1% each.

Global Cues

Globally, investors are watching the UK’s money supply data, Euro Area’s economic sentiment figures, and Japan’s BoJ JGB purchase data. The Reserve Bank of Australia also commences its two-day policy meeting today.

In Asia-Pacific trade, markets were mixed. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 gained 0.43 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi rose 1.05 per cent, while Japan’s Nikkei 225 slipped 0.68 per cent.