In the Indian Stock market, the 30-share index at Bombay Stock Exchange, Sensex today ended marginally down and the National Stock Exchange, Nifty-50 settled flat on the final trading day of this year. The Sensex lost 109 points, or 0.14 percent, to close at 78,139, and the Nifty-50 settled at 23,645. The BSE Sensex had opened the year’s first trading session at 72,218 while the NSE Nifty 50 was at a 21,727 level. Both the indices had hit their all-time high levels on September 27, this year when BSE Sensex touched 85,978 and NSE Nifty 50 registered 26,277 level during intraday trade. The indices registered their lowest levels on January 24, when Sensex had stooped to a 70,002 level and the Nifty 50 touched 21,137 level during intraday trade.

Meanwhile, the broader market indices at BSE today ended in positive territory. The Mid-Cap index closed up by 0.13 percent and the Small-Cap index surged over 0.7 percent.

In the Sensex index, 15 out of 30 companies logged gains. Among the top gainers, Kotak Bank surged almost two and a half percent, ITC climbed over 1.3 percent, and UltraTech Cement rose 1.1 percent. Conversely, in the top laggards, Tech Mahindra plunged over 2.3 percent, Zomato lost more than 1.7 percent, and TCS dropped around one and half percent.

In Sectoral Indices at the BSE, 15 out of 20 sectors ended in positive territory. Among the top gainers, Capital Goods gained over 1.3 percent, Industrials advanced over 1.1 percent, and Oil and Gas added one percent. Meanwhile, in the top laggards, Focused IT dipped almost one and half percent, Information Technology shed over 1.2 percent, and Teck lost one percent.

The overall market breadth at the BSE was positive as shares of 2,321 advanced and 1,647 companies declined while 111 remained unchanged. At the National Stock Exchange, 34 companies hit their 52-week high while 90 hit their 52-week low.