Stock Market Update: BSE Sensex up over 900 points; Nifty50 trading above 24,300

Stock Market Live: Sensex, Nifty end flat after volatile trade as IT offsets profit booking

The Sensex and Nifty ended largely unchanged on Thursday after a volatile session, as gains in IT stocks were offset by profit-booking in banking and financial stocks.

Investor sentiment remains cautious amid geopolitical tensions in West Asia, volatile crude oil prices and weak trends across Asian markets.

The 30-share BSE Sensex gained 1.44 points to 77,186.87 points. During the session, the index rose as much as 394.26 points (0.51%) to an intraday high of 77,579.69, before surrendering most of its gains in late trade. The NSE Nifty50 fell 5.75 points, or 0.02%, to close at 24,072.75.

Technology stocks outperformed the broader market, helping the index recover from intraday lows. However, selling pressure in blue-chip banking and financial stocks has eased.

Among the top Sensex gainers were InterGlobe Aviation, HCL Technologies, Bajaj Finance, Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra & Mahindra, and Tech Mahindra.
On the loss side, Eternal, Bharat Electronics (BEL), Bajaj Finserv, HDFC Bank, and Axis Bank were the biggest drags.