By IANS,
Mumbai : A benchmark index for Indian equities Wednesday closed flat after making up intra-day losses.
The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,103.95 points, shut shop at 17,117.75 points (provisional), 19.39 points or 0.11 percent lower than its previous close at 17,137.14 points.
Investor concerns over sovereign debt in the Euro zone had seen the Sensex tank over 278 points to 16,858.23 points during morning trade.
At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty ended at 5,136.25 points, a loss of 0.24 percent from its previous close at 5,148.5 points.
Broader market indices closed mixed with mid-caps seeing buying and small-caps selling.
The BSE midcap index was up 0.49 percent, while the BSE smallcap index closed 0.02 percent lower.