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.
This is the second consecutive day of the slump in the benchmark Sensex. The index had lost 866.65 points or 1.56 per cent on Friday, the previous trading session.
Even though the indices are in the green, analysts expect volatility to continue in Dalal Street.
Call it a moment of epiphany or homecoming, the parties of the head honcho of one of the top 5 outdoor advertising agencies in India used to be the talk of the town. The parties were replete with the biggest of Bollywood stars as attendees.
At 9:30 am, the BSE Sensex was up by 358.67 points or 0.63 per cent at 57,396.17.
In the past five sessions, the Sensex and Nifty declined almost 4 per cent each, data showed.
