Domestic equity benchmarks, the Sensex and Nifty, ended lower on Tuesday as selling in heavyweights such as Bharat Electronics (BEL), Bajaj Finance, and Trent outweighed gains in Tech Mahindra and Hindustan Unilever.

At the closing bell, the Sensex declined 297.07 points, or 0.36 per cent, to close at 82,029.98, while the Nifty50 fell 81.85 points, or 0.32 per cent, to settle at 25,145.50. Advertisement

Bajaj Finance emerged as the top loser on the Sensex, falling 1.87 per cent to Rs 1,017.85. BEL followed with a 1.76 per cent decline, while Tata Steel, Trent, TCS and Asian Paints fell 1.71 per cent, 1.68 per cent, 1.60 per cent, and 1.46 per cent, respectively.

Five stocks, namely, Tata Motors, Bajaj Finance, TCS, Axis Bank and L&T, contributed heavily to the Sensex’s decline.

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