Indian equities ended lower on Tuesday as early gains from GST hopes and SCO cues faded amid profit booking and caution before the GST Council meet and F&O expiry.

Dear Trader… Markets opened on a firm footing, supported by positive domestic cues and optimism around the GST Council meeting. The Nifty futures inched higher in the early half, even testing the 20-DEMA resistance, but selling pressure in banking and select heavyweights during the latter part of the session erased