Stock Market Today: Trading at leading stock exchanges NSE and BSE is closed today on the occasion of 'Diwali Balipratipada'. The markets will resume trading on Thursday, 27 October 2022. The currency market will also remain closed today. The commodity derivatives segment will also remain closed during the morning session between 9 am to 5 pm but will open up for trading in the evening session (5:00 pm to 11:30/11:55 pm).

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Meanwhile, equity benchmarks nursed losses on Tuesday as investors booked profits after a seven-session rally amid weak Asian market cues and foreign fund outflows.

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The 30-share BSE Sensex failed to hold on the early gains and declined 287.70 points or 0.48 per cent to finish at 59,543.96. During the day, it hit a low of 59,489.02 and a high of 60,081.24.
On similar lines, the broader NSE Nifty fell 74.40 points or 0.42 per cent to end at 17,656.35.

Elsewhere in Asia, markets in Seoul, Shanghai and Hong Kong ended lower, while Tokyo finished higher.

Stock exchanges in Europe were trading on a mixed note in mid-session deals. Wall Street had ended higher on Monday.

International oil benchmark Brent crude was trading 1.27 per cent lower at USD 92.08 per barrel.

The rupee appreciated 7 paise to close at 82.81 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, as easing crude oil prices buoyed investor sentiments.

Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) offloaded shares worth Rs 247.01 crore on Tuesday, as per exchange data.