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The benchmark indices ended a volatile session on a flat note on Tuesday. The Nifty managed to close above the 14,900 mark after slipping below that level in intraday. IT and FMCG stocks were in demand.
As per the provisional closing data, the S&P BSE Sensex, fell 31.12 points or 0.06% at 50,363. The Nifty 50 index declined 19 points or 0.13% at 14,910.70.
The broader market outperformed the benchmark indices. The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index added 0.4%. The S&P BSE Small-Cap index rose 0.32%.
The market breadth was almost even. On the BSE, 1,476 shares rose and 1,484 shares fell. A total of 178 shares were unchanged.
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 1,101.35 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DIIs), were net sellers to the tune of Rs 749.71 crore in the Indian equity market on 15 March 2021, provisional data showed.