Mumbai: Stock markets grappled with year-end fatigue, with benchmark Sensex ending flat in a lacklustre trade amid low participation from foreign institutional investors.
Moving in a narrow range, the Bombay Stock Exchange bellwether Sensex kept shifting marginally between the positive and the negative terrain to finally settle 3.51 points or 0.02 percent lower at 20,025.42.
Witnessing a similar trend, the National Stock Exchange wide-based Nifty slipped marginally by 2.10 points to finish at 5,996.00.
Experts said that the benchmark indices struggled for a specific direction throughout the day and were stuck in a narrow trading band due to lack of FII participation and global cues before year-end.
"We mostly expect a volatile week owing to the F&O expiry on Thursday. Also, with trading volumes thin, movements in markets can be accentuated.
Source: PTI
