Indian indices closed on a flat note after a volatile session while Nifty managed to close above 17,300 level. The mid-cap, as well as small-cap indices, ended on a mixed note.   

Indices closed at the day’s low after a sharp sell-off in the last one hour dragged the market. Nifty plunged 1.21 per cent to close below 16,900 while Sensex tanked 638 points. Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap slipped 1.25 per cent & 0.66 per cent, respectively.  

Indices have closed flat amid volatility. Nifty closed at the 17,000 level while Sensex shredded 37 points at the end of the day. Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap closed marginally higher.  

Broader Indices closed on a higher note as financials, FMCG, media, and auto led a fantastic short-covering rally. Nifty bounced off nearly 200 points from its day’s low to close above the 17,600 level.

Indices faced a severe sell-off before the weekend as Nifty tumbled 1.10 per cent to close below the 17,800 level. Sensex plunged over 650 points while the broader indices also faced similar havoc.

Nifty closed the week on a positive note as it gained about 0.92 per cent on Friday.

On such a volatile day, Nifty closed lower by 0.67 per cent at the 16,301.85 level. Sensex tanked about 364 points while Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap closed lower by 1.78 per cent & 2.52 per cent, respectively.    

On Monday, domestic benchmark indices opened on a flat note. After nine straight sessions of trading higher, Asian stocks also opened lower on Monday as investors kept an eye on developments in Ukraine. Rising cases in China is making the world cautious, leading to a decline in crude prices. The dollar also rose on the back of geopolitical worries

On Monday, the equity benchmark indices opened on a positive note amid mixed global cues with Nifty trading above the 17,300 mark. The markets opened in green in line with SGX Nifty Trends. Around 9 am, SGX Nifty Futures was trading around 100 points up on the Singaporean Exchange, indicating a positive opening for the Indian markets. 

In line with the Asian markets and taking cues from SGX Nifty, the domestic equity market opened lower after inflation in the US zoomed to nearly 8 per cent, the fastest in four decades.

It was a broad-based recovery as Nifty Midcap and Nifty Smallcap closed about 0.97 per cent & 0.59 per cent higher, respectively.  

It was going all well until the last hour of the trade when the Indian indices witnessed a severe sell-off.