Mumbai, Nov. 13 -- The domestic equity market ended the day almost unchanged on Thursday. Although both benchmarks stayed slightly in the green and extended their winning streak to a fourth session. The Nifty closed above 25,850 as investors held on to early optimism before trimming positions toward the end. Metal and pharma stocks edged higher, while PSU banks and FMCG shares declined, leaving sectoral moves mixed.

Sentiment improved after India's retail inflation dropped to a record low of 0.25% in October. The sharp fall strengthened expectations of a possible Reserve Bank of India rate cut in December.

Global cues also helped. US president Trump signed a short-term funding bill to end the government shutdown. Hopes of tariff relief ...