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Stock Market Updates: Indian benchmark indices — BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 — started slightly lower on Tuesday.
The Sensex index was quoting at 79,607, down 42 points in early deals, while the Nifty50 index was at 24,337, down 10 points.
In the broader markets, the BSE MidCap index gained 0.35 per cent, and the BSE SmallCap index added 0.5 per cent.
MSCI Rebalance: August review
Shares of RVNL, Vodafone Idea, Dixon Technologies, Oil India, Prestige Estates, Oracle Financial and Zydus Lifesciences will be included in the MSCI India Index as part of the latest rejig.
Bandhan Bank is the only Indian stock that will be excluded from the index.
Global markets
Asia-Pacific markets stayed mixed during Tuesday morning’s trading session, following a fluctuating session overnight in the US.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.53 per cent and breached the 36,000-mark for the first time since August 2.
ASX200, and Hang Seng, meanwhile, were up 0.2 per cent each.
