Mumbai: A key Indian equities index fell sharply towards closing bell Thursday and ended flat after having gained more than 191 points during the day


The 30-scrip benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex, which opened at 16,908.02 points, shut shop at 16,800.53 points (provisional), down 6.13 points or 0.04 per cent from Wednesday's closing figure of 16,806.66 points.

The S&P CNX Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) too ended around its last close at 4,988.35 points, up 0.05 per cent.

Broader market indices however managed to gain, with the BSE midcap index moving up 0.73 per cent and the BSE smallcap index closing 0.21 per cent up.