Ahead of key inflation data from China and the US due later this week and a policy decision by the Reserve Bank of India, Indian equity markets closed marginally lower on Tuesday, dragged by auto, FMCG and metal stocks as caution reigned.

Dear Trader… The Nifty future index settled 0.25% lower at 19,611, while the S&P BSE Sensex declined 107 points or 0.16% to 65,846. From the Sensex pack, Power Grid, M&M, JSW Steel, Sun Pharma, Nestle and Relaince Industries closed in the red, whereas Tech Mahindra, Wipro, Bajaj Finance, SBI and