Sensex Today | Nifty 50 | Stock Market Live Updates: GIFT Nifty signals a negative start; Asian shares trade lower

GIFT Nifty traded lower by 165.5 points (0.68 percent) at 24,052, signalling a negative start for Indian markets on Tuesday amid weakness in Asian shares. On Monday, the Nifty closed almost flat at 24,211 and the Sensex at 77,616, recovering from an intraday decline of as much as 0.9 percent, while Goldman Sachs projects a Nifty target of 26,500 citing lower commodity prices, a stable currency and healthy Q2 earnings expectations. Stocks in focus include Tata Elxsi, HCL Technologies, ICICI Prudential AMC, Biocon and SpiceJet, driven by first-quarter earnings and company-specific developments, with analysts flagging elevated volatility from West Asia geopolitical tensions and firm oil prices.