At close, the Sensex was up 22.71 points or 0.04 percent at 59,655.06, and the Nifty was down 0.50 points or flat at 17,624. The top gainers on Nifty 50 were ITC, TCS, Britannia, Wipro, and Cipla while the top losers were HDFC Life, Tech Mahindra, Adani Enterprises, SBI Life, and Tata Steel. About 1,498 shares advanced, 1,866 shares declined, and 135 shares were unchanged.
The broader markets ended with marginal losses. The BSE Midcap index was down 0.4 percent, and the Smallcap 0.3 percent. Sectorally, the BSE Realty index cracked 2 percent. The Auto and Metal indices slipped a percent each. On the positive front, the FMCG index advanced 0.8 percent, and the IT index added 0.6 percent.