Indian shares traded lower on Tuesday, with the BSE Sensex dropping 292 points and the NSE Nifty index down 103 points. Prominent decliners included TMPV, ICICI Bank, and HDFC Bank. Bajaj Housing Finance slumped 8 percent due to a stake divestment announcement by Bajaj Finance. Hyundai Motor India fell 1.2 percent after reporting November sales figures. Hindustan Unilever gained 1 percent after appointing Vandana Suri as executive director for home care. NMDC added 1 percent, reporting an 11 percent increase in iron ore production for November.

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