A late-hour sell-off eroded major portions of the intra-day gains at the Indian equity markets, as a barometer index provisionally closed flat on Friday.
The barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) gained as much as 217 points during the intra-day trade, ended flat with a mere 27 points up.
Similarly, the wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) gave away its intra-day gains and provisionally closed flat. It ended higher by 8.45 points or 0.11 percent at 7,851.20 points.
The S&P BSE Sensex, which opened at 25,856.13 points, provisionally closed at 25,868.49 points (3.30 p.m.), up 26.57 points or 0.10 percent from the previous day's close at 25,841.92 points.
The Sensex touched a high of 26,058.76 points and a low of 25,769.81 points during the intra-day trade.
