The BSE Sensex is up 7.34 per cent in 2024 so far. China's Shanghai Composite has advanced 14 per cent year-to-date. Hong Kong's Hang Seng has gained 16.39 per cent while South Korea's Kospi has fallen 9 per cent during the same period.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a weak start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,620 level, a discount of nearly 38 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

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After opening in green, the S P BSE Sensex reversed course, dragged down by banking, financial services, and auto stocks. The Nifty50, too, faced a broad-based decline, with nearly all sectoral indices closing in the red except for Nifty Realty.

Sun Pharma, Trent, HCL Tech, Infosys, and ONGC were among the top gainers on the Nifty index. Britannia Industries, HDFC Bank, NTPC, and Tata Motors were among the top losers.

At close, the Sensex was down 820.97 points or 1.03 percent at 78,675.18, and the Nifty was down 257.80 points or 1.07 percent at 23,883.50. About 1155 shares advanced, 2641 shares declined, and 93 shares unchanged.

Bank stocks HDFC Bank and State Bank of India contributed most to the Sensex fall. NTPC, Tata Motors and Bajaj Finance also contributed to the decline.

Indian benchmarks opened higher, led by banking and IT stocks, after three sessions of declines due to weak earnings.

Indian benchmark equity indices BSE Sensex and Nifty 50 opened higher on Tuesday, amid strength in the US markets.