Cement and FMCG stocks were trading weak. Selective buying was seen in power, oil marketing and realty stocks. The broader markets did not show any upmove and ended flat.
Sensex was down 16.30 points or 0.11% at 15000.91, and the Nifty down 3.45 points or 0.08% at 4370.20.
About 1702 shares have advanced, 1200 shares declined, and 97 shares are unchanged.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 6,563.16 down 12 points or 0.20%.
The BSE Smallcap Index ended at 8,034.56 up 6 points or 0.08%.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was closed at 12,780.51 down 0.3%. Bharat Bijlee, Greaves Cotton, BEML, BHEL, Kirloskar Bros closed lower.
The BSE Auto Index closed closed at 4,811.59 down 0.3%. Apollo Tyres, Exide Industrie, Mah and Mah, Tube Investment, Amtek Auto ended in the red.
The BSE Metal Index closed flat at 11,016.63. JSW Steel, Jindal Steel, Hindalco, Jindal Saw, Mah Seamless advanced.
The BSE FMCG Index lost 0.6% at 1,921.78. HUL, United Spirits, Dabur India, Tata Tea, Nestle, Colgate ended in red.
BSE Oil and Gas Index closed at 7,847.70 up 0.5%. Essar Oil, BPCL, Petronet LNG, ONGC, HPCL closed in green.
The BSE IT Index closed flat at 4,761.44. Mphasis, Financial Tech, TCS, Satyam closed higher.
The BSE Bankex was up 0.2% at 7,846.29. Centurion Bank, Bank of India, HDFC Bank, PNB closed higher.
BSE Realty index was up 1.2% at 7,391.06. HDIL, Phoenix Mills, Ansal Propertie, Anant Raj Ind, Akruti Nirman were the top gainers
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 7820.21 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 28493.98 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 4207.92 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 40522.11 crore.