Stock market today, Feb. 27 -- The domestic benchmark indices, Nifty 50 and Sensex, experienced a pullback on Thursday after starting the day on a positive note. Losses in the automobile sector and UltraTech Cement weighed heavily on the indices, despite some upward momentum in financial stocks due to a partial easing of stricter rules for loans to small borrowers and non-bank lenders.

By 13:02 IST, the Nifty 50 was down 0.06% at 22,534.40, and the Sensex was up by 0.02% to 74,614.16, after opening up 0.2%. The upcoming expiry of Nifty 50's February derivatives contracts is contributing to volatility, as traders adjust their positions ahead of the transition to the March series.

Market analysts have pointed to a combination of factors c...