Stock Market Today, Feb. 6 -- The benchmark Nifty-50 index ended Wednesday's range-bound trading session slightly lower at 23,696.30, down 0.18%. The S&P BSE Sensex, at 78,271.28, was down 0.4%. Nifty Bank, at 50,343.05, ended with gains of 0.37%. Metals and Oil and gas indices were other key gainers, though FMCG and realty stood under key losers. Broader indices continued to rebound, ending with gains of 0.7% to 1.85%.

For the Nifty -50 index, 23600 and 23500 would be the key support zones, while 23800 could act as crucial resistance areas for traders. However, traders below 23500 may prefer to exit their long positions, said Shrikant Chouhan, Head of Equity Research at Kotak Securities.

For Bank Nifty, support is placed near 50,000, w...