Market erases gains to end flat amid volatility; Maruti Suzuki rises 5%

Equity benchmark Sensex ended on a flat note after scaling the 53,000-mark on Tuesday as investors booked profits at higher levels. A depreciating trend in the rupee also weighed on sentiment, said traders.

After touching a lifetime intra-day peak of 53,057.11, the 30-share BSE Sensex settled 14.25 points, or 0.03 per cent higher, at 52,588.71, marking its third straight session of ga­ins. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose 26.25 points, or 0.17 per cent, to close at 15,772.75. Maruti Suzuki, which was the biggest laggard in Monday's session, topped the Sensex gainers' chart on Tuesday, with a jump of 5.25 per