New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- The Indian stock market on Thursday ended on a muted note in a volatile session.
At close, the Sensex was down 77.84 points or 0.09% at 84,481.81, and the Nifty was down 3 points or 0.01% at 25,815.55.
The BSE Midcap index ended with modest gains of 0.05%, while the Smallcap index fell 0.28%.
Among the sectors, indices ended on a mixed note. Nifty IT was up 1.21%, Nifty Consumer Durables up by 0.37%, Realty up by 0.34%), and Metal (up 0.25%) also ended in the green.
Among the losers, Nifty Media (down 1.27%) was at the top. Nifty Auto was down 0.61%, Oil and Gas down by 0.33%, and Pharma was down 0.24%. Further, Nifty Bank slipped by 0.02%, while the Financial Services index inched up by 0.06%.
On Nifty, the top g...