By IANS,
Mumbai : A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Friday closed flat bringing an end to a range-bound trading session. Broader markets, however, ended with handsome gains.
The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 19,463.11 points, closed at 19,425.88 points (provisional), down 19.34 points or 0.1 percent from its previous close at 19,445.22 points.
The Sensex rose to an intra-day high of 19,562.55 points and fell to a low of 19,382.35 points.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty closed 0.1 percent lower at 5,828.05 points.
However, broader markets ended in the green, with the BSE midcap index closing 1.68 percent up and the BSE smallcap ending 2.32 percent higher.