Sensex, Nifty extend losses for 8th session; Adani Ports, Indigo, and ITC shares lead fall

India's stock exchanges ended Tuesday's trading session on a flat note with a negative bias amid volatility in investor sentiment due to no direction in either domestic or global cues. The BSE Sensex closed at 80,267.62, down by 97.32 points or 0.12%, and the Nifty50 declined 23.80 points, or 0.10%, at 24,611.10.

On the Nifty50, 22 companies advanced, and 28 declined, while 18 companies gained, and 12 declined on the Sensex. Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) led on the NSE, whereas UltraTech Cement was the top gainer on the BSE.

APSEZ rose by 1.66% during the day’s trade, with shares priced at ₹1,406.10, whereas UltraTech Cement was up by 1.65%, trading at ₹12,240 apiece.

Interglobe Aviation and ITC continued to be the top laggards throughout Tuesday’s session on the NSE. The shares of Indigo’s parent company closed at a 2% discount of ₹1,191 apiece on debut in the Nifty50 universe. ITC declined by 1.36%, while Bajaj Finserv, too, came down by 1.17%.

On the BSE Sensex, apart from ITC, Bharati Airtel and Trent led the fall, declining by 1.18% and 1.13%, respectively.

Among sector-wise indices, Nifty Media was the worst hit, declining 1.41%, after U.S. president Donald Trump announced 100% tariffs on movies made outside the country. Nifty FMCG continued its decline for another session, sliding by 0.11%. Nifty IT, which has been in a downward swing, saw support from Coforge, which rose by 2.43%, thereby cushioning the index’s decline to 0.11%.

Broader markets traded mixed, with Nifty Midcap50 and Nifty Smallcap50 trading marginally lower by 0.02% and 0.18%, respectively. Other indices such as Nifty Smallcap 100 and Nifty Midcap 150 were trading in the green.

India VIX cooled off by 2.63%, settling at 11.03.