Mumbai, Aug 12
The Indian benchmark indices ended lower on Tuesday as investors awaited the release of July inflation data from both domestic and the US sources amid tariff concerns.
Sensex ended the session at 80,235.59, down 368.49 or 0.46 per cent. The 30-share index started the session in negative territory at 80,508.51 against last session's closing of 80,604.08 as participants awaited the release of July inflation data from both domestic and US sources. The index remained range bound amid heavy volatility.
Nifty settled at 24,487.40, down 97.65 points or 0.40 per cent.
Bajaj Finance, Trent, Hindustan Unilever, Eternal, HDFC bank, Bajaj FinServ, Bel, ICICI Bank, Kotak bank and Reliance were among the top losers from the Sensex basket. While Maruti Suzuki, Tech Mahindra, Mahindra and Mahindra, NTPC, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel and Titan settled higher
The national market reacted with volatility to the ongoing developments in global trade tariffs, reflecting caution following the extension of the US–China tariff truce and ahead of key inflation data due later.
Meanwhile, rupee traded flat near 87.70 as the dollar index hovered around 98.30 with a slightly positive bias. Firm crude prices kept pressure on the rupee, while traders awaited the release of US CPI data later this evening for fresh cues, said experts.