Indian stock market ends on muted note; IT stocks remain key support

Domestic benchmark indices on Thursday ended on a muted note in the volatile trade with Sensex down 77.84 points or 0.09% at 84,481.81, and the Nifty was down 3 points or 0.01% at 25,815.55.

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IT stocks remained the key support for the Sensex while select heavyweights including HDFC Bank, Sun Pharma, and Bharti Airtel remained the top drags. Among the sectors, IT index rose 1% while the realty rose 0.3%. On the other hand, auto, media, pharma, oil & gas, Capital Goods declined 0.3-1%. On NSE, 49 shares touched their 52-week high while 228 shares touched their 52-week low in trade. Out of 3209 stocks that traded on the NSE, 1237 advanced, 1827 declined, and 109 remained unchanged. Market sentiments remained subdued due to the weak global cues