India's stock benchmarks end flat
The Nifty 50 fell 0.12% to 25,060.9 points, while the BSE Sensex ended 0.02% lower at 82,186.81 on the day.
The prospects of an interim trade deal between India and the US before Washington's August 1 deadline have dimmed, with talks deadlocked over tariff cuts on key agricultural and dairy products, Reuters reported, citing two Indian government sources.
'Until there is clarity on India-US trade deal, we are likely to continue seeing stock-specific action based on earnings,' said Sunny Agrawal, head of fundamental equity research at SBICAPS Securities.
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