Benchmark indices closed with little change on Thursday in yet another volatile session, with the Nifty at 23,750 led by auto, pharma, energy stocks. At close, the Sensex was down 0.39 points at 78,472.48, and the Nifty was up 22.55 points or at 23,750.20.
The Nifty 50 closed 0.11% lower, settling at 23,727, while the Sensex ended with a minor 0.09% drop at 78,472.
At close, the Sensex was up 498.58 points or 0.64% at 78,540.17, and the Nifty was up 165.95 points or 0.70% at 23,753.45.
At close, Sensex ended near the 78,000 mark, shedding 1.5% from the previous session, while the Nifty fell below 23,600, also down 1.5%.
Benchmark indices tumbled over 1% on Thursday marking their fourth consecutive session of decline. The decline came amid global market weakness weighing heavily on investor sentiment.
Meanwhile, rupee again retreated from 80 mark against US dollar on Tuesday to trade at 79.84.
At 9.35 a.m., Sensex traded at 59,238.99 points, up 464.27 points or 0.79 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 17,662.00 points, up 139.55 points or 0.80 per cent.
At 9.18 a.m., Sensex traded at 59,380.92 points, up 295.49 points or 0.50 per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 17,684.25 points, up 79.30 points or 0.45 per cent.
At 9.27 a.m., Sensex traded at 58,661.81 points, down 112.06 points or 0.19% per cent, whereas Nifty traded at 17,478.75 points, down 11.95 points or 0.068 per cent.
Indian stocks seemed to have lost some steam as they declined for the second consecutive session on Monday primarily due to mild profit booking.
