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Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, ended slightly higher on Tuesday, July 1, thanks to gains in shares of BEL, Reliance Industries and HDFC Bank, amid mixed global cues.

The Sensex ended the day 91 points, or 0.11 per cent, higher at 83,697.29, while the Nifty 50 settled at 25,541.80, up 25 points, or 0.10 per cent.

The mid and small-cap segments ended lower. The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices slipped 0.07 per cent and 0.18 per cent, respectively.

Domestic market benchmarks ended slightly up as gains in shares of select heavyweights such as Reliance, HDFC Bank and BEL were largely offset by losses in shares of ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and TCS.

Investors remained cautious, seeking clarity on India-US trade negotiations. While both countries have been claiming that a deal could be finalised soon, there is no clarity on how the negotiations are shaping up.

Moreover, global cues were also weak ahead of a vote over US President Donald Trump's tax bill.

Technically, the Nifty 50 is trading near the upper Bollinger band, indicating strength in the move upside.

According to Praveen Dwarakanath, Vice President of Hedged.in, the index has support at the 25,200 level and resistance at the 25,900 level.

"The smaller timeframe momentum indicators are sloping upside, indicating a further rally from the current levels. The Keltner channel upper band level is placed at 25,430, which can act as an immediate bounce level in case of a move down," said Dwarakanath.

Shares of Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (up 3.63 per cent), BEL (up 2.70 per cent) and Reliance Industries (up 1.75 per cent) ended as the top gainers.

Shares of Nestle India (down 2.22 per cent), Axis Bank (down 2.14 per cent) and Shriram Finance (down 1.53 per cent) ended as the top losers. In the index, 26 stocks ended lower.

Nifty Bank climbed 0.26 per cent, while the PSU Bank index jumped 0.71 per cent. The Private Bank index rose 0.12 per cent.

Nifty Media, with a loss of 1.31 per cent, ended as the top loser. Nifty FMCG and IT dropped 0.69 per cent and 0.30 per cent, respectively.

(This is a developing story. Please check back for fresh updates.)

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