Shedding its gains from Monday, NIkkei has declined around 0.7% while Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite were trading marginally lower.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 35 points at 26,349 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 20 points at 7,864.
Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
The 30-share Sensex lost 22 points to close at 27,090 and the 50-share Nifty gained 7 points to end at 8,121.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
The 30-share Sensex gained 321 points to end at 26,430 and the 50-share Nifty surged 100 points to end at 7,879.
Investors often forget that the movements in indices such as the Sensex reflects the performance of its constituent stocks; nothing else.
FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.