Sensex slips 184 pts, Nifty ends at 12,022 ahead of RBI policy

Benchmark indices ended Tuesday's session with losses, weighed down by tech stocks, as investors booked profit after both Sensex and Nifty's close at heady heights in the previous session.

The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 184 points, or 0.46 per cent, to 40,084, with Hero MotoCorp, HCL Tech, TCS, Asian Paints, and IndusInd Bank leading the list of losers. Out of the 30 BSE constituents, 16 ended the day in the red.

The broader Nifty50 index slumped 67 points to 12,022. The market breadth was in favour of sellers. About 990 stocks declined and 789 shares advanced on the NSE.