New Delhi, April 30 -- Frontline indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, ended with nominal losses, snapping their two-day winning run on Wednesday, April 30. The Sensex closed 46 points, or 0.06 per cent, lower at 80,242.24, while the Nifty 50 ended 2 points down at 24,334.20. The mid and small-cap segments saw significant selling as the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended with losses of 0.72 per cent and 1.74 per cent, respectively.

The volatility index, India VIX, jumped nearly 5 per cent to 18.22, indicating increased nervousness among market participants.

Due to the poor show of mid and small-cap segments, the overall market capitalisation of the firms listed on the BSE dropped to nearly Rs.423 lakh crore from Rs.426 lakh crore in ...