Benchmark share indices ended lower for the third straight session as investors turned cautious amid tensions in Iraq even as consumer durables shares stole the limelight tracking rally in gold prices.
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.