Indian stock market benchmark Sensex declined 186 points on Tuesday, tracking losses in ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank and Infosys as investors booked profits at higher levels. At close, The 30-share BSE index ended 185.93 points lower at 52,549.66. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty tumbled 66.25 points to 15,748.45.

Kotak Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, followed by ICICI Bank, Tech Mahindra, Bajaj Auto, Mahindra and Mahindra, SBI and Axis Bank. On the other hand, PowerGrid, HUL, NTPC, Dr Reddy’s and Nestle India were among the gainers.

Among the Nifty sectoral indices, FMCG and the Pharma pack were only in the green with gains of up to 0.5 percent, while the sector seeing the most weakness included PSBs, metals, private bank and auto stocks among others.

Internationally, European shares traded firm with German DAX up by over 0.7 percent.

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