Markets end flat after choppy trade
Mumbai: The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex today closed flat after almost touching the all-important 18,000 level during intra-day. The 30-share barometer closed at 17,941.37 points, up by 5.69 points. In the last two sessions the Sensex had added 408 points. The chart showing the 52 week performance of Sensex is on the left.
Amid anticipation of handsome fourth quarter results by India Inc, the index rose to a high of 17,991.41 points, but could not sustained the momentum. Heavy-weight stocks BHEL, DLF, HDFC and ICICI Bank rose by up to 2.80 percent.
The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty slipped by 2.40 points to 5,366 points.
Realty, power, FMCG, consumer durables and banking stocks remained major supporter to the markets, while auto, IT, healthcare and oil and gas shares capped gains.
