Equity markets on Monday ended flat after opening nearly 0.5 percent higher amid selling seen in PSU stocks. The Sensex was up 17.39 points or 0.02 percent to close at 73,895.54, and the Nifty was down 33.15 points or 0.15 percent to end at 22,442.70. About 1,294 shares advanced, while 2,627 shares declined, and 172 shares were unchanged.
Trends in the GIFT Nifty indicate a gap-up start for the broader index in India, with a gain of 112 points or 0.5 percent. The Nifty futures were trading around the 22,693 level.
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Shriram Finance, Hindalco, ICICI Bank were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Power Grid Corp, Maruti Suzuki, Eicher Motors, Dr Reddys Labs and Divis Labs.
Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: BPCL, M&M, SBI Life Insurance, JSW Steel and Power Grid Corp were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Kotak Mahindra Bank, Hindalco, Maruti Suzuki, Divis Labs and Bharti Airtel.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened weak at 83.39 against the greenback and then slipped further to 83.43, registering a loss of 5 paise compared to its previous closing level.