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Why the market moved

Indian markets were essentially flat on Tuesday, with the NIFTY 50 and SENSEX barely moving, down just 0.02% and 0.01% respectively. However, there was a clear split under the surface — banking stocks weighed on the large-cap indices, with NIFTY Bank falling 0.72% and major private and public sector banks including ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, and State Bank of India all closing lower, while midcap and smallcap indices posted solid gains of 1.00% and 2.69%. Media, healthcare, and realty were the strongest sectors, and Tata Consumer Products, Bharti Airtel, and Bajaj Auto were among the top contributors to the NIFTY 50. The cause of the divergence between banking stocks and the broader market is not entirely clear from available data, though foreign institutional investors were net sellers the previous session while domestic institutional investors provided meaningful support.

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