Indian equities ended lower on Tuesday erasing earlier gains. At the close, the benchmark 30-share index, BSE Sensex lost 174.91 or 0.51% at 34,299.47 with 17 components posting drop. Meanwhile, the broad based NSE Nifty went down by 47.00 or 0.45% at 10,301.05 with 33 components registering drop.