New Delhi, Nov. 14 -- Stocks to buy for the short term: The Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, ended flat on Thursday due to profit booking ahead of the Bihar election outcome. The Nifty 50 ended at 25,879, getting closer to the psychologically important 26,000 mark.

The index has been in the green this week after two consecutive weeks of losses. If the Bihar election results turn out on expected lines, the market may extend gains further. However, a result contrary to expectations may trigger short-term volatility in the market.

According to Ajit Mishra, SVP of research at Religare Broking, some consolidation cannot be ruled out after the recent rally, as the Nifty 50 has approached the 26,000-26,100 resistanc...