The Sensex closed 176.27 points down at 33,891.13, on Tuesday while the Nifty 50 ended 52.45 points lower at 10,198.40. Mixed corporate earnings and oil companies earning dragged the indices.
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After September quarter earnings of BPCL the stock fell over 4%. Shares of Reliance Industries and HPCL also fell between 2% – 4%. However, gains in shares of IT companies and PSU banks limited losses.
The rupee traded marginally lower against the US dollar.
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