Domestic markets fell over 0.3 per cent at the end of the session on Tuesday on heavy selling in consumer durables, banking, realty and auto stocks amid firm European cues.

The 30-share BSE index Sensex was down 64.7 points (0.33 per cent) at 19,545.78 and the 50-share NSE index Nifty was down 19.85 points (0.33 per cent) at 5,919.45.

On the BSE, healthcare index was the star-performer and was up 1.88 per cent, followed by capital goods 0.77 per cent and power 0.44 per cent.

On the other hand, consumer durables, banking, realty and metal stocks succumbed to selling pressure with consumer durables index down 1.34 per cent, banking 0.95 per cent, realty 0.86 per cent and auto 0.46 per cent.

Among 30-share Sensex, Dr Reddy's Cipla, Wipro, L&T and M&M were the top five gainers, while the top five losers were Tata Motors, SBI, Jindal Steel, HDFC and Sterlite.

European shares were up, while South Korea’s won strengthened the most in seven weeks after a Federal Reserve official said the bank is committed to record stimulus.

Stoxx 50 was up 19.90 points or 0.72 per cent at 2,767.64, FTSE 100 rose 47.07 points or 0.72 per cent to 6,572.19 and DAX gained 43.77 points or 0.53 per cent to 8,329.57.

Asian shares recovered but their gains capped as the US factory output slipped for the first time in six months raising concerns over the Fed bond-buying programme. Also, investors were keenly waiting for the US jobs report later in the week.

The Institute for Supply Management report followed sluggish manufacturing data from China and Europe to suggest an ailing world economy that needs central bank support.

In the Asian trade, Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged 271.94 points or 2.05 per cent to 13,533.76, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was down 4.24 points or 0.02 per cent at 22,277.95.

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