India's Sensex, Nifty End Higher After Volatile Day

Indian benchmark stock indices ended a volatile trading session on Tuesday with marginal gains, following a sharp rally the previous day driven by optimism over potential diplomatic progress in West Asia. The market's movements remained closely tied to fluctuating global oil prices and mixed signals from international negotiations.

The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty opened lower on Tuesday, with the Sensex falling 264.82 points and the Nifty dipping 27.6 points in early trade. Both indices later recovered, ending the session slightly higher. The Sensex closed at 76,521.93, up 44.43 points, while the Nifty finished at 24,048.85, a gain of 17.20 points. Major gainers among Sensex constituents included Eternal, Infosys, State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, Bharat Electronics, and Maruti Suzuki. Sun Pharma, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Trent, and Titan were among the laggards.

Trading occurred against a backdrop of rising crude oil prices and mixed performance in Asian equity markets. The global oil benchmark, Brent crude, traded 1.90 percent higher at $97.97 per barrel. This increase followed reported U.S. military strikes in southern Iran, which officials described as defensive actions. In Asian...