New Delhi, Feb. 6 -- Indian stock indices traded steady for the second straight day on Tuesday, amid a lack of fresh cues.

At the opening bell today, Sensex was at 71,671.66 points, down 59.77 points or 0.083 per cent, while Nifty was at 21,757.85 points, down 13.85 points or 0.064 per cent. Among the widely-tracked Nifty 50 companies, 23 advanced while the rest 27 declined.

Bharti Airtel, HCL Technologies, TCS, HDFC Life, and Maruti Suzuki were the top five gainers among the Nifty 50 companies, while Power Grid Corp, Hindalco, NTPC, JSW Steel, and Britannia were the top losers, NSE data showed.

Going ahead into this week, investors will keep track of the three-day RBI monetary policy meeting that starts today. The RBI typically conduc...