Stock market news, Jan. 14 -- Indian equity benchmarks finished in the red on Tuesday, as early optimism surrounding the resumption of India-US trade talks gave way to aggressive profit-taking.

Nifty 50 ended the session at 25,732.30, down 58 points or 0.22%, while Sensex shed 250 points to close at 83,627.69. Markets surrendered significant intraday gains, with Sensex tumbling more than 900 points from its peak as heavyweights like Reliance Industries and Larsen & Toubro faced selling pressure.

On the sectoral front, consumer durables and realty were the primary laggards, whereas Nifty Bank showed relative resilience, closing marginally higher.

The overall market breadth remained weak, with an advance-decline ratio of approximately 15...