Indian equity benchmarks ended lower for a third straight session on Tuesday as a surprise interest rate hike in Australia deepened worries around aggressive policy tightening ahead of a meeting of the domestic central bank.

Dear Trader… Indian equity benchmarks continued their lackluster trade in today’s session, ahead of a possible repo rate decision from the country’s central bank, while global investors awaited U.S. inflation data and key rate decisions in Europe. The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee is expected another round of hike in benchmark