Indian equity benchmarks inched up for a third straight session on Tuesday, with the Nifty 50 closing 0.26% higher at 25,935.15 and the Sensex gaining 0.25% to 84,273.92. Auto stocks rose 1.4% and metals added 0.8%, while exchange operator BSE jumped 6.3% on quarterly results and Ramco Cements slid 3% after its numbers failed to impress. “Improving sentiment around renewed foreign inflows, strength in U.S. markets, and optimism surrounding the interim India–U.S. trade framework are providing near-term support,” said Aakash Shah, technical research analyst at Choice Equity Broking. Foreign portfolio investors, overseas funds that trade Indian stocks, bought 22.55 billion rupees’ worth of shares on Monday, provisional data showed.
