Mumbai, March 11 -- The headline equity benchmarks ended sideways on Tuesday, as uncertainty grew over the potential impact of US President Donald Trump's tariff policies and their economic consequences. The Nifty settles above the 22,450 mark after hitting the day's low of 22,314.70 in early trade. Realty, oil & gas and financial services shares advanced while private bank, bank and IT stocks corrected.

As per provisional closing, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, shed 12.85 points or 0.02% to 74,102.32. The Nifty 50 index added 37.60 points or 0.17%, to 22,497.90.

In the broader market, the S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.72% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index fell 0.70%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,478 shares rose an...