** Nifty 50 .NSEI and Sensex .BSESN flat as profit booking in heavyweight financials offsets broader sectoral rise
** Eight of 13 major sectors rise; broader small- .NIFSMCP100 and midcaps .NIFMDCP100 also flat
** IT companies .NIFTYIT, which earn a significant share of revenue from the U.S., gain 2.2% on optimism around the U.S.-China talks in London to resolve a trade dispute that has rattled financial markets
** Financials .NIFTYFIN drop 0.4% after adding 2.8% in the last four sessions
** NIFTYFIN hit record high on Monday, buoyed by RBI's policy support
** Among individual stocks, Grasim Industries GRAS.NS climbs 4.1% after Morgan Stanley hikes PT
** Coforge COFO.NS adds 2% after JPMorgan reiterates co as its top IT pick, citing strong growth prospects in FY26
(Reporting by Bharath Rajeswaran in Bengaluru)
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