Buy or sell stocks, May 20 -- The Indian benchmark indices - the Sensex and Nifty 50 - closed lower on Tuesday, May 19, amid profit booking triggered by mixed global signals and ongoing worries over the US-Iran conflict, high crude oil prices, and weakness in the rupee.

The Sensex declined 114 points, or 0.15%, to settle at 75,200.85, while the Nifty 50 slipped 32 points, or 0.14%, to end the session at 23,618.

The Nifty index started the session on a mildly positive note, opening nearly 25 points higher at 23,675.30. The index initially witnessed buying interest and climbed to an intraday high of 23,782.30. However, the momentum faded during the early half of the session, leading to profit booking that dragged the index lower to an int...