Indian shares opened on a sluggish note Tuesday, with lingering uncertainty around tariffs and caution ahead of key U.S. jobs and inflation data due this week keeping investors on edge.
The benchmark BSE Sensex dropped 353 points, or 0.4 percent, to 84,859 while the broader NSE Nifty index was down 106 points, or 0.4 percent, at 25,914.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.