Markets End Flat, Sensex Closes Under 40,500-Mark

The S&P BSE Sensex and the NSE Nifty 50 traded little changed at 40,419 and 11,914 points respectively.

Equity markets closed with little change on Monday, 9 December as both Sensex and Nifty registered minor gains during the day’s trade.

The 30-share BSE index closed at 40,487.43, up 42.28 points while the broader 50-share NSE index gained 15.45 points to finish at 11,936.95.

Sectoral sub-indices Nifty FMCG, Nifty IT and Nifty Media lost more than half a percent each while metal and auto stocks outperformed others.

Bajaj Finance was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack with a decline by 1.28 per cent in morning deals, followed by HUL, ITC, SBI, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra, TCS and Axis Bank.

On the other hand, Maruti, Vedanta, Tata Steel, HDFC, Tata Motors and Sun Pharma emerged as the gainers, rising up to 1.72 per cent.

Meanwhile, the rupee appreciated by 10 paise to 71.10 in early session on Monday.