Mumbai, Feb. 6 -- Domestic equity benchmark indices on Friday ended mostly flat but with a slight increase after the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) monetary policy committee announced its decision to take a pause over repo rate.

Buying enthusiasm picked up later in the session as the Sensex climbed 266.47 points to settle at 83,580.40 while Nifty 50 advanced 50.90 points to close 25,693.70.

Among the sectors, PSU Bank, IT, pharma dipped while FMCG oil and gas, consumer durables, private banks, and realty rose.

Domestic equity benchmarks opened on a cautious note and then slipped into the red.

Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited said, "Domestic equity markets traded largely subdued through most of the session before...