The two key equity benchmarks, Sensex and Nifty, on Monday ended flat in a volatile session amid mixed global cues. The S&P BSE Sensex touched a high of 63,136, up 157 points, in early deals, but thereafter erased gains and slipped into red to a low of 62,854, down 282 points on the day’s high. The Sensex eventually ended on a flat note at 62,970, down 9 points. On the other hand, the NSE Nifty oscillated between gains and losses before settling 26 points higher at 18,691.
On the 30-share Sensex platform, TCS, Reliance, NTPC, Airtel, PowerGrid, L&T were among the losers. On the flip side, Maruti, Tata Motors, Titan, UltraCemco, Bajaj Finserv, IndusInd Bank emerged gainers.
In the broader market, the BSE Midcap index rose 1 per cent and Smallcap index added 0.7 per cent.
Sectorwise, auto and pharma rose 1 per cent each, while FMCG and metal indices jumped 0.5 per cent each.
In the previous session on Friday, the S&P BSE Sensex dropped 260 points to 62,979, while the NSE Nifty50, fell 105 points to 18,665.