Stock market news, Nov. 26 -- The Indian stock markets ended Tuesday on a downbeat note after a mixed to negative start, despite encouraging global indicators. The markets continue to trade largely sideways, with inconsistent earnings results and derivative positioning restricting movements, even with supportive international cues.

The Nifty 50 finished at 25,884.80, decreasing by 74.7 points (-0.28%), while the Sensex closed at 84,587.01, falling by 313.7 points (-0.36%).

Abhinav Tiwari, Research Analyst at Bonanza, pointed out that following the earnings season, the key factors the market will be monitoring include the US Fed Reserve's policy in December, its commentary and expectations regarding interest rate cuts, progress on the US...