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The Indian stock market benchmarks, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, ended lacklustre on Thursday, February 26, due to profit booking in select heavyweights, including HDFC Bank and Axis Bank, amid mixed global cues.

The Sensex ended 27 points, or 0.03%, lower at 82,248.61, while the Nifty 50 inched up by 14 points, or 0.06%, to settle at 25,496.55.

The mid and small-cap segments ended with gains; the BSE 150 MidCap Index clocked a decent gain of 0.55%, while the BSE 250 SmallCap Index rose by 0.07%.

The overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms increased to ₹468 lakh crore from ₹467 lakh crore in the previous session, making investors richer by about ₹1 lakh crore in a single session.

The market benchmarks ended flat, as gains in shares of select heavyweights, such as Reliance, Bharti Airtel, and SBI, were largely offset by losses in HDFC Bank, Eternal, and Axis Bank.

Amid the lack of fresh domestic triggers, the focus is on the global cues, such as the US–Iran nuclear talks.

"The domestic market surrendered its early gains amid mixed global cues and increased caution ahead of the US–Iran nuclear talks, as well as key data releases including US initial jobless claims and India’s GDP print, which triggered profit booking," Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments Limited, noted.

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (up 2.54%), Eicher Motors (up 2.27%), and Bharat Electronics (BEL) (up 2.22%) ended as the top gainers in the Nifty 50 index.

Trent (down 1.68%), Coal India (down 1.16 %), and Eternal (down 1.48%) ended as the top losers in the index.

Most sectoral indices ended higher, with Nifty Pharma and Healthcare rising more than 1% each. Nifty PSU Bank and Auto indices rose by almost 1% each.

On the other hand, Nifty Media (down 0.68%), FMCG (down 0.16%), and Financial Services (down 0.11%) ended in the red.

Nifty Bank rose by 0.24% to end at 61,187.70.

Vodafone Idea (42.8 crore shares), YES Bank (21.4 crore shares), and Tata Silver Exchange Traded Fund (20.8 crore shares) were the most active counters in terms of volume on the NSE.

The advance-decline ratio remained in favour of advancers as nearly 2,200 stocks advanced while more than 2,000 declined on the BSE.

(This is a developing story. Please check back for fresh updates.)

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