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Indian Equities Slip on Tuesday as Geopolitical Tensions, Profit Booking Weigh
Indian benchmark indices ended lower on Tuesday as profit booking in financial heavyweights and renewed U.S.-Iran tensions weighed on sentiment.The BSE Sensex fell 251.61 points, or 0.3%, to close at 77,017.79, while the NSE Nifty 50 declined 86.50 points, or 0.4%, to settle at 24,032.80.Markets remained volatile through the session amid weak global cues, elevated crude oil prices, and continued uncertainty around potential U.S.-Iran talks. Investors tracked the latest set of March-quarter earnings.Among stocks, Mahindra & Mahindra (NSE:M&M, BOM:500520) gained over 3% after reporting a rise in consolidated profit to 46.7 billion rupees in fiscal Q4 from 33.0 billion rupees a year earlier. Revenue from operations increased to 549.8 billion rupees from 426.0 billion rupees.Force Motors (NSE:FORCEMOT, BOM:500033) fell nearly 2% after reporting a 4.3% year-on-year decline in total vehicle sales to 3,113 units in April.
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