Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates | Indian benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty50 traded slightly higher on Tuesday, despite weak global cues, thanks to gains in major stocks like ICICI Bank,

Benchmark India equity indices were likely headed for a flat start with a slightly positive bias as indicated by GIFT Nifty futures at 7:10 AM: Stock market live updates

The S&P BSE Sensex was down 73.48 points to close at 81,151.27, while the NSE Nifty50 lost 72.95 points to end at 24,781.10.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a muted start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 24,810 level, a premium of nearly 20 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 36.86 points, or 0.09 per cent, to 43,275.91; the S&P 500 rose 23.20 points, or 0.40 per cent, to 5,864.67; and the Nasdaq Composite rose 115.94 points, or 0.63 per cent, to 18,489.55.

As of 7:13 am, GIFT Nifty futures, an early indicator of the 50-share index, were up 10.20 points or 0.04 per cent at 24,799.

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the previous trade session in the red. Nifty 50 closed at 24,781.10, while Sensex ended at 81,151.27.Overnight, Wall Street indices Dow Jones and S&P 500 declined,