Market falls for 2nd day amid geopolitical tensions

The domestic share market extended losses on Tuesday as investors booked profits in select blue-chip stocks and foreign fund outflows weighed on sentiment.At close, the Sensex was down 376.28 points or 0.44 percent at 85,063.34, and the Nifty was down 71.60 points or 0.27 percent at 26,178.70.

#Markets opened cautious as profit booking weighed on Sensex and Nifty, even as firm global cues and strong GIFT Nifty signaled possible recovery. pic.twitter.com/F0xz3JCIuQ

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Apollo Hospitals, ICICI Bank, HDFC Life, Sun Pharma and Tata Consumer were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Trent, Reliance Industries, ITC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Interglobe Aviation.On the sectoral front, IT, pharma, PSU Bank, metal rose 0.3-1.7 percent, while infra, media, oil &gas, capital goods fell 0.6-1.6 percent.BSE Midcap and smallcap indices ended lower.
Rupee Close:
On 6 Jan'26,the Indian rupee snapped the four-day losing streak and appreciated 12 paise to settle at 90.18 against the American currency on Tuesday, tracking a decline in the US dollar index.Forex traders said weak domestic equity markets and geopolitical tensions between the US and Venezuela capped sharp gains for the domestic unit.
Trading Guide:
Market experts recommended five stocks to buy today-PG Electroplast, Motherson Sumi Wiring India, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, CreditAccess Grameen, and Voltas.

(Business Correspondent)