Mumbai, Oct. 28 -- The Indian stock market on Tuesday ended flat as profit-taking dragged down both the equity indices, Sensex and Nifty.

At the end of the trading day, the BSE Sensex was down 150.68 points or 0.18 per cent at 84,628.16, and the Nifty50 at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was down 29.85 points or 0.11 per cent at 25,936.20.

Sectors such as Consumer and IT led the market decline, while metal stocks rose on optimism over a potential US-China trade deal. On the other hand, the PSU banks rose after reports that the government may raise the foreign institutional investment (FII) ceiling.

On the sectoral front, Nifty Metal was the top sectoral gainer, ending up 1.23 per cent, followed by Nifty PSU Banks, which ended up 1.21...