Sensex, Nifty trade flat in lacklustre session

The Benchmark domestic equity indices, Sensex and Nifty, were trading almost flat in a lacklustre afternoon trade today. On the sectoral front, Realty, Pharma, as well as oil and gas, were leading, while selling pressure was seen in the financial services, PSU bank, and industrials stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex added 20 points to 80,308 and the NSE Nifty50 was just three points down to 24,333, when reports last came in.

The broader market at the Bombay Stock Exchange was underperforming the benchmark indices. The Mid-Cap index slipped almost 0.3 per cent, and the Small-Cap index declined over one per cent, a short while ago