Key benchmark indices touched a new intra-day low in afternoon deals dragged down by Reliance Industries and Sun Pharma.
World stocks, oil and gold steadied on Tuesday as traders kept a wary eye on Ukraine and Russia and on the pace of growth in China
The 30-share Sensex shed 90 points to close at 21,845 levels and the 50-share Nifty slid 17 points to 6,520.

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