India's equity benchmark indexes pared early gains on Tuesday after Israel said it had ordered the military to strike Tehran after Iran fired missiles in violation of a ceasefire after 12 days of war.

In a 118-word statement, India continued with its tightrope-walk policy of not commenting on the actions of Israel, Iran and the US

Appetite for safe haven assets like gold weakened as tensions eased in the Middle East. On June 25, gold prices are expected to be volatile.