Mumbai, Feb. 27 -- Indian stock markets on Thursday ended near the flatline, slipping for the fifth consecutive series for the first time in 29 years.

At the close of the trading session today, the Nifty 50 at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) was down 2.50 points, or 0.01 percent, at 22,545.05.

The BSE Sensex was up 10.31 points, or 0.01 percent, at 74,612.43.

During the trading, approximately 97 shares were constant, 2925 shares fell, and 892 shares increased.

At NSE, stocks of Shriram Finance, Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Sun Pharma, and Hindalco Industries emerged as the major gainers, while UltraTech Cement, Trent, Jio Financial, Bajaj Auto and Tata Motors were the losers.

In the sectoral indices, banks and metals ended in gree...