Benchmark indices extended their morning losses in afternoon trade on Tuesday, with the Sensex down 275.55 points at 83,702.94 and the Nifty falling 90.85 points to 25,672.50 as of 1 pm, weighed by continued foreign institutional investor selling and weakness across sectors.

The Sensex opened marginally higher at 84,000.64 against its previous close of 83,978.49 but quickly surrendered gains to trade 0.33 per cent lower. The Nifty, which closed at 25,763.35 on Monday, opened at 25,744.75 and was trading 0.35 per cent down at the afternoon mark.

Broader markets mirrored the weakness, with the Nifty Midcap 100 declining 0.22 per cent to 60,135.60, while the Nifty Next 50 fell 0.36 per cent to 70,225.15. Sectoral indices showed mixed trends, with Nifty Bank dropping 0.42 per cent to 57

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