Domestic benchmark indices ended flat after hitting new highs in today’s volatile trading session. The BSE Sensex surged to an all-time peak of 85,163, while the NSE Nifty crossed the 26,000 mark for the first time in the intraday trade.

At close, the Sensex was marginally down 14 points, or 0.02 percent, at 84,914, while the Nifty ended nearly flat and was marginally up at 25,940.

In the broader market at BSE, the midcap index inched up 0.2 percent, while the smallcap index ended marginally down 0.04 percent.