Domestic benchmarks Sensex and Nifty opened on a lower note on Tuesday, tracking weak global cues and uncertainty over a potential US trade agreement ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s upcoming rate decision, positioning the indices for what could be a second straight session of losses.

At 9:16 am, the BSE Sensex declined 288.47 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 84,814.22 after losing nearly 476 points in early trade. The NSE Nifty was down 74.10 points, or 0.29 per cent, to 25,886.45, after briefly touching a low of 25,825.70. Advertisement

Among Sensex constituents, Asian Paints led losers, falling 1.73 per cent to Rs 2875.10. Eternal slipped 1.28 per cent, while HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra and Trent dropped 1.04 per cent, 1.03 per cent, and 1.02 per cent, respectively.

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