Stock Market Live Updates, Share Market News Today: Equity benchmark indices — the BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty — opened flat on Tuesday amid an absence of strong market triggers. The Sensex slipped 76 points, or 0.09%, to 84,824 in early trade, while the Nifty dipped 29 points, or 0.11%, to 25,931.
Among the top laggards on the Sensex were Power Grid, Infosys, M&M, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, HUL, Tata Motors PV, ICICI Bank, Adani Ports, ITC, Sun Pharma, and NTPC, declining up to 0.9%.
In contrast, BEL, Tata Steel, SBI, Axis Bank, Eternal, Asian Paints, Bajaj Finserv, and Reliance Industries were the leading gainers.
In the broader markets, the Nifty MidCap index slipped 0.07%, while the Nifty SmallCap index edged down 0.03%.
Sectorally, the Nifty IT and FMCG indices were the top losers, falling 0.4% each, followed by a 0.16% decline in the Nifty Auto index. On the upside, the Nifty Realty index climbed 1%, and the Nifty Metal index rose 0.57%.
