<p>Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Tuesday due to losses in index major Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank amid sustained foreign fund outflows and mixed global trends.</p><p>The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 361.64 points or 0.50 per cent to settle at 72,470.30. During the day, it fell by 468.91 points or 0.64 per cent to 72,363.03.</p><p>The NSE Nifty declined 92.05 points or 0.42 per cent to 22,004.70.</p>.In India's sizzling stock market, consumer stocks rise 18% but are laggards.<p>From the Sensex basket, PowerGrid, Bharti Airtel, Wipro, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, Infosys and Reliance Industries were the major laggards.</p><p>Bajaj Finance, NTPC, Larsen & Toubro, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank and Bajaj Finserv were among the gainers.</p><p>In Asian markets, Tokyo settled lower, while Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong ended in the positive territory.</p><p>European markets were trading mostly in the green. Wall Street ended lower on Monday.</p><p>Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 3,309.76 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.</p><p>Equity markets were closed on Monday for Holi.</p><p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.17 per cent to USD 86.60 a barrel.</p><p>On Friday, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 190.75 points or 0.26 per cent to settle at 72,831.94. The NSE Nifty had advanced 84.80 points or 0.39 per cent to 22,096.75.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty declined on Tuesday due to losses in index major Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank amid sustained foreign fund outflows and mixed global trends.</p><p>The 30-share BSE Sensex declined by 361.64 points or 0.50 per cent to settle at 72,470.30. During the day, it fell by 468.91 points or 0.64 per cent to 72,363.03.</p><p>The NSE Nifty declined 92.05 points or 0.42 per cent to 22,004.70.</p>.In India's sizzling stock market, consumer stocks rise 18% but are laggards.<p>From the Sensex basket, PowerGrid, Bharti Airtel, Wipro, HDFC Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, Infosys and Reliance Industries were the major laggards.</p><p>Bajaj Finance, NTPC, Larsen & Toubro, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank and Bajaj Finserv were among the gainers.</p><p>In Asian markets, Tokyo settled lower, while Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong ended in the positive territory.</p><p>European markets were trading mostly in the green. Wall Street ended lower on Monday.</p><p>Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) offloaded equities worth Rs 3,309.76 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.</p><p>Equity markets were closed on Monday for Holi.</p><p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude dipped 0.17 per cent to USD 86.60 a barrel.</p><p>On Friday, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 190.75 points or 0.26 per cent to settle at 72,831.94. The NSE Nifty had advanced 84.80 points or 0.39 per cent to 22,096.75.</p>