Sensex flat; Dr.Reddy's gains, Tata Steel falls

The Sensex gained 0.08 per cent, while the broader Nifty was up 0.1 per cent, in range-bound trading after the indexes slumped more than 2 per cent on Monday.

Dr.Reddy's Laboratories gained 1 per cent ahead of its January-March results later in the day.

Tata Steel's shares fell 2 per cent after the company said it would book a $1.6 billion impairment charge for the financial year ended March 31 due to weak economic and market conditions in Europe.

Investors are also on hold ahead of wholesale prices-based inflation data for April around noon.

WPI is expected to have risen 5.5 per cent on year in April, a Reuters poll shows, marking the slowest pace since November 2009. Core WPI is expected to have risen 3.5 per cent.


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