** Nifty 50 .NSEI, Sensex .BSESN fall 0.3% each as profit-booking overpowers Bharti Airtel BRTI.NS, Titan's TITN.NS post-results rise
** Of 16 major sectors, 15 decline; small-caps .NIFSMCP100 and mid-caps .NIFMDCP100 fall 0.6% and 0.4%, respectively
** Heavyweight financials .NIFTYFIN drop 0.4%; state-owned lenders .NIFTYPSU down 0.7%
** IT index .NIFTYIT slips 1% as Fed officials' divergent views cloud December rate cut outlook
** Benchmarks will likely see further consolidation after rising 4.5% in October, with trade deal developments, earnings guiding market direction, says Ajit Mishra, senior vice president of research at Religare Broking
** Bharti Airtel BRTI.NS rises 2.1% on Q2 profit surge
** Titan TITN.NS gains 2.4% on higher-than-expected Q2 profit
** Hero MotoCorp HROM.NS falls 4.6% after domestic October sales volumes drop 8% y/y
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
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