Market ends flat

Among the sectors, Nifty Auto, Healthcare & Pharma indices rose almost 1 pc

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Benchmark indices closed with little change on Thursday in yet another volatile session, with the Nifty at 23,750 led by auto, pharma and energy stocks. At close, the Sensex was down 0.39 points at 78,472.48, and the Nifty was up 22.55 points or at 23,750.20.

Sensex opened at 78,557.28 against its previous close of 78,472.87 and touched its intraday high and low of 78,898.37 and 78,173.38. Nifty opened at 23,775.80 against its previous close of 23,727.65 and hit its intraday high and low of 23,854.50 and 23,653.60, respectively. BSE Midcap index rose 0.11 per cent, outperforming the benchmark Sensex while the BSE Small-cap index declined 0.24 per cent.