Indian stocks snapped two days of rise to end lower on Tuesday amid unabated foreign fund outflows and escalating tensions in the Middle East. The 30-share BSE Sensex declined 237.72 points, 0.37%, to settle at 63,874.93.
During the day, it fell 300.12 points, or 0.46%. The Nifty dipped 61.30 points, or 0.32%, to 19,079.60.
In the broader market, the BSE midcap gauge gained 0.29% and smallcap index advanced 0.02%. Among the indices, auto fell 0.58%, services declined 0.53%, teck (0.29%), metal (0.24%), IT (0.19%), oil & gas (0.18%) and industrials (0.16%).
The rupee stayed range-bound and settled 2 paise higher at 83.24 against the US dollar on Tuesday. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 83.26 and finally settled at 83.24 against the greenback, registering a gain of 2 paise from its previous close.
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