Mumbai, Feb. 18 -- The key domestic indices ended near the flat line with negative bias on Tuesday. The Nifty settled below the 22,950 mark. Consumer durables, FMCG and auto shares declined while IT, oil & gas and metal stocks advanced.

As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, slipped 29.47 points or 0.04% to 75,967.39. The Nifty 50 index declined 14.20 points or 0.06% to 22,945.30.

The broader market underperformed the frontline indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index shed 0.19% and the S&P BSE Small-Cap index dropped 1.71%.

The market breadth was weak. On the BSE, 1,006 shares rose and 2,932 shares fell. A total of 117 shares were unchanged.

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