Sensex ends flat, Nifty above 8,800 ahead of CPI inflation data

The key benchmark indices on Monday settled between in a range bound trading session with Sensex ended at  28,351, up 17 points, while the broader Nifty quoted 8,805, up 11 points at close. In the broader market, the BSE Mid-Cap and the BSE Smallcap indices underperformed the frontline indices and shed 0.4% and 0.5%, respectively. The overall market pace was remained weak. On BSE, 1,789 shares fell and 1,092 shares rose. A total of 170 shares were unchanged. 

Infosys, HUL, M&M, Wipro, NTPC, Eicher Motors, Yes Bank, Tata Power and Kotak Mahindra Bank gained 1 to 3.5%, while Maruti Suzuki, Hero Motocorp, SBI, BHEL, Coal India, Idea Cellular and Aurobindo Pharma were down 1 to 3%. 

The total turnover on BSE figured to Rs 3,494.84 crore, higher than turnover of Rs 3,050.89 crore registered during the previous trading session. The government will announce monthly CIP inflation data for Jan 2016 after market hours today.

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