Markets in Red: Sensex at 40,289, Nifty Below 11,800

The Indian rupee opened higher against the US dollar, appreciating as much as 0.2% to 71.84 against the greenback.

Indian equities ended a volatile session with minor losses, extending declines for the third consecutive trading session on Tuesday, 25 February.

While Sensex ended 82.03 points lower at 40,281.20, Nifty was down by 31.50 points at 11,797.90 at the closing bell.

The market breadth was tilted in favour of sellers. About 1,056 stocks declined and 714 shares advanced on National Stock Exchange.

During the opening bell, while the S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.12 percent to 40,414, the NSE Nifty 50 rose 0.16 percent to 11,851. The broader markets represented by the NSE Nifty 500 Index rose 0.28 percent.

Meanwhile, the Indian rupee opened higher against the US dollar, with the home currency appreciating as much as 0.2 percent to 71.84 against the greenback.

(With inputs from BloombergQuint.)