Share Market Today: The two key equity benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty, on Tuesday are trading in the red amid volatility. At 10.45 am, the BSE Sensex declined 285 points to 80,865. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty50 was trading at 24,677, down 103 points.
On the 30-share Sensex platform, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, M&M, Maruti, L&T, NTPC were among the losers. On the flip side, ICICI Bank, Nestle, Bajaj Finance, Infosys, TechM, HUL emerged early gainers.
In the broader market, BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices dropped 1-2 per cent.
Shares of Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the Indian arm of South Korean automaker Hyundai, on Tuesday listed with a discount of over 1 per cent against the issue price of Rs 1,960.
All the sectoral indices are trading in the red.
Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) bought equities worth Rs 3,225.91 crore on Monday, according to exchange data. However, Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 2,261.83 crore.
In Asian markets, Shanghai and Hong Kong quoted higher, while Seoul and Tokyo were trading lower. The US markets ended on a mixed note on Monday.
Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.24 per cent to $74.11 a barrel.
In the previous session on Monday, the BSE Sensex index declined 73 points before closing at 81,151, while the NSE Nifty50 settled at 24,781, down 73 points.
