New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- After a three-day strong rally, the Indian stock market cooled off slightly in Thursday's session, with key indices remaining largely unchanged as traders awaited election results in the politically significant northern state of Bihar, which could have implications for government policy.

Although the markets opened in the red, they quickly reversed losses in the first half of the session. However, those gains were pared as the day progressed, causing the Nifty 50 to close 0.02% lower at 25,577 points, while the S&P BSE Sensex settled with a mild cut of 0.01% at 84,447.

Sector-wise, Nifty Metal emerged as the top performer, gaining 0.33%, followed by Nifty Pharma and Nifty Realty, gaining 0.30% and 0.26% respectivel...