Stock Market Highlights: Sensex, Nifty close flat; Tech Mahindra top gainer on Sensex

Sensex, Nifty, Share Prices: The Indian stock markets closed little changed on Tuesday. Sensex closed at 84,266.29, down by 33.49 points or 0.04 per cent, and Nifty 50 at 25,796.90, slipped by 13.95 points or 0.05 per cent.

Subdued global markets and foreign fund outflows weighed on investor sentiment, analysts said.

From the 30 Sensex firms, IndusInd Bank, Asian Paints, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Motors, Tata Steel, Titan, Reliance Industries and NTPC were among the major laggards.

Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Infosys, HCL Technologies and State Bank of India were among the major gainers.

In Asian markets, Tokyo settled higher. South Korea, Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets are closed for a public holiday on Tuesday. Markets in mainland China will be closed for the rest of the week due to holiday.

European markets were trading on a mixed note. The US markets ended in positive territory on Monday