<p>Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat on Wednesday after hitting new lifetime peaks during the session on the emergence of profit-taking amid a lack of immediate triggers.</p>.<p>In a volatile trade, profit booking in consumer durables, capital goods and energy shares negated strong gains in banking and financial stocks.</p>.<p>Rallying for the fifth straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 36.45 points or 0.05 per cent to settle at a new closing high of 77,337.59. During the day, it soared 550.49 points or 0.71 per cent to hit the fresh lifetime peak of 77,851.63.</p>.Sensex, Nifty hit fresh record high levels in early trade.<p>The NSE Nifty ended at 23,516, down 41.90 points or 0.18 per cent. Intra-day, it rose 106.1 points or 0.45 per cent to hit a new record of 23,664.</p>.<p>Among the 30 Sensex companies, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, State Bank of India, Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and HCL Technologies were the gainers.</p>.<p>On the other hand, Titan, Maruti, Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance and Power Grid were among the laggards.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong settled higher, while Shanghai ended lower.</p>.<p>European markets were trading lower in mid-session deals. US markets ended in positive territory on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 2,569.40 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.22 per cent to USD 85.14 a barrel.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 308.37 points or 0.40 per cent to settle at 77,301.14 on Tuesday. The Nifty went up by 92.30 points or 0.39 per cent to hit a record closing high of 23,557.90.</p>
<p>Mumbai: Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat on Wednesday after hitting new lifetime peaks during the session on the emergence of profit-taking amid a lack of immediate triggers.</p>.<p>In a volatile trade, profit booking in consumer durables, capital goods and energy shares negated strong gains in banking and financial stocks.</p>.<p>Rallying for the fifth straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 36.45 points or 0.05 per cent to settle at a new closing high of 77,337.59. During the day, it soared 550.49 points or 0.71 per cent to hit the fresh lifetime peak of 77,851.63.</p>.Sensex, Nifty hit fresh record high levels in early trade.<p>The NSE Nifty ended at 23,516, down 41.90 points or 0.18 per cent. Intra-day, it rose 106.1 points or 0.45 per cent to hit a new record of 23,664.</p>.<p>Among the 30 Sensex companies, Axis Bank, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank, IndusInd Bank, State Bank of India, Infosys, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and HCL Technologies were the gainers.</p>.<p>On the other hand, Titan, Maruti, Bharti Airtel, Larsen & Toubro, NTPC, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance and Power Grid were among the laggards.</p>.<p>In Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo and Hong Kong settled higher, while Shanghai ended lower.</p>.<p>European markets were trading lower in mid-session deals. US markets ended in positive territory on Tuesday.</p>.<p>Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) bought equities worth Rs 2,569.40 crore on Tuesday, according to exchange data.</p>.<p>Global oil benchmark Brent crude declined 0.22 per cent to USD 85.14 a barrel.</p>.<p>The BSE benchmark Sensex climbed 308.37 points or 0.40 per cent to settle at 77,301.14 on Tuesday. The Nifty went up by 92.30 points or 0.39 per cent to hit a record closing high of 23,557.90.</p>