Indian markets continued to fall  for the fifth day on Tuesday. At 11.42 a.m., the Sensex was trading down 23.77 points or 0.09% at 27,862.44 with 12 components falling. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading lower by 11.20 points or 0.13% at 8,436.90 with 19 components falling. 

Major gainers in the 30-share index were Axis Bank  (2.31%), Mahindra & Mahindra (1.40%), I C I C I Bank  (1.27%), Bharti Airtel  (1.21%), Sesa Sterlite  (0.96%),  and Tata Steel  (0.91%).

On the other hand, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries  (9.31%), Maruti Suzuki India (2.59%), Dr Reddy's Laboratories  (2.34%), Hindalco Industries  (1.77%), Hindustan Unilever  (1.76%),  and Cipla  (0.79%) were the major losers in the Sensex.

The Realty index was at 1,672.84, up by 16.06 points or by 0.97%. The Bankex index was at 21,003.99, up by 198.62 points or by 0.95%. The Capital Goods index was at 17,120.54, up by 99.39 points or by 0.58%.