The stock market on Tuesday ended lower with the Sensex and Nifty 50 extending losses to their third consecutive session. The development comes amid concerns over an H-1B visa fee hike and uncertainty over whether India-US trade talks continue to weigh on sentiment.

At close, Sensex was at 82,102.10, down 58 points, or 0.07%, while the Nifty 50 settled at 25,169.50, down 33 points, or 0.13%.

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BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices fell 0.29% and 0.35%, respectively.

The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms stood at below Rs 464 lakh crore from slightly over Rs 465 lakh crore in the previous session.

Among the sectors, FMCG, Realty, and IT indices ended as the top losers, falling by up to a percent. Nifty PSU Bank and Metal indices rose by a per cent each.

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