Indian equities ended lower on Tuesday after giving up early gains driven by optimism over U.S. trade developments. The Sensex closed 250 points lower at 83,627, while the Nifty slipped 57 points to end at 25,732. The Nifty Bank bucked the trend, rising 128 points to 59,578. Selling pressure was seen in realty, consumer durables and pharma stocks, while selective buying emerged in IT and PSU banks. QSR and rice stocks remained in focus. ONGC, Eternal, Tech Mahindra, Hindalco and ICICI Bank were among the top gainers, while Trent, L&T, Reliance Industries, Dr Reddy’s and InterGlobe Aviation featured among the top losers.
Nifty closed 38 points lower at 26,140. Sensex too fell 102 points to end at 84,961.
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Brokerage firms believe that the Q3FY26 is likely to remain muted on considering the seasonality but one should look at the management outlook and commentary for the entire year 2026.
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Shares of Infosys, TCS, Wipro, HCLTech and others declined up to 1% amid high volatility in the broader market today.
Sensex rose 638 points to 85,567 and Nifty gained 206 points at 26,172. With today's rally, Sensex has gained 9% and Nifty has risen 10.23% in 2025.
MOFSL said AI services demand could begin to improve from mid-2026 as hardware-led AI capex intensity moderates. The March-April 2026 budget reset period may serve as an initial indicators, it said.





