Share Markets Remain Volatile; Sensex Ends Under 80,300, Nifty Inches Up Marginally

The Indian stock markets ended trading higher, but with muted gains on Tuesday. The BSE Sensex settled the session a little under 80,300, climbing 70 points, while the NSE Nifty50 closed trading at 24,336, inching up merely 7 points.

On the 30-share Sensex platform, Reliance, Tech M, Eternal, HCL Tech, and Infosys emerged among the gainers. Meanwhile, Sun Pharma, UltraTech Cement, PowerGrid, NTPC, and Kotak Mahindra Bank settled the session as laggards.

In the broader markets, the Nifty Smallcap100 index settled the session 0.37 per cent higher, while the Financial Services index ended trading in red, down by 0.37 per cent.

Sectorally, the IT index dominated in green and closed 1.23 per cent higher. However, the majority of the indices ended in red, led by the Pharma index which settled 1.06 per cent lower.

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Rupee Vs Dollar

The Indian rupee remained in a narrow range and settled on Tuesday 2 paise lower at 85.25 (provisional) against the US dollar, as recovery in the American currency and geopolitical tensions prevailed between India and Pakistan. 

Sundar Kewat of Ashika Institutional Equity noted that investors maintained a cautious stance as uncertainty surrounded the possible aftermath of US President Donald Trump's tariffs. "Market participants are closely monitoring upcoming corporate earnings and key economic data from Wall Street to assess the broader implications of these trade measures on corporate performance and economic momentum," the analyst explained.

The foreign institutional investors (FIIs) purchased Indian equities worth Rs 2,474.10 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.  Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, said, "The market exhibited largely range-bound oscillation, as caution prevailed amid geopolitical concerns over border tensions. The sustained inflows from FIIs provided support to market sentiment and restricted further pessimism. Meanwhile, mixed Q4 results have raised the risk of downward revisions to FY26 projections."

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