The markets took a breather and consolidated in today's trading session. They were ranged and ended flat after yesterday's rally. However, selective buying was seen in midcap stocks. Most of the BSE sector indices closed flat.

Banking and IT indices closed in negative terrain. Selective buying was seen in capital goods, pharma and FMCG stocks. Telecom majors Reliance Communication and VSNL were among the top gainers. HDFC, ACC and Zee Entertainment also closed in green. Bajaj Auto, Guj Ambuja Cem and SBI were among the major losers.

Sensex closed up 35.12 points or 0.24% at 14453.72, and the Nifty up 17.20 points or 0.40% at 4278.1.

About 1084 shares have advanced, 1430 shares declined, and 89 shares are unchanged.

The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 7,286.77 down 0.1%.

The BSE Midcap Index ended at 6,144.88 gained 0.25%.

The BSE FMCG Index gained 0.5% at 1,920.35. United Spirits, Tata Tea, Britannia, Dabur India closed in green.

The BSE Metal Index was up 0.4% to close at 10,531.15. JindalStainless, Guj NRE Coke, JSW Steel, Hind Zinc were among the losers

The BSE Health Care Index was up 0.4% at 3,777.16. Glenmark, Sun Pharma, Divis Labs, Novartis India, Aventis Pharma closed lower.

The BSE Capital Goods Index was up 0.6% at 9,934.06. Thermax, KEC Infrastruct, HEG, SKF India, ABB ended higher.

The BSE Auto Index closed at 4,890.22 up 0.07%. Sundaram-Clayto, TVS Motor, Sundram, Exide Industrie among the gainers.

The BSE IT Index closed at 4,849.51 down 0.4%. Patni, Satyam, i-flex, Mphasis ended weak.

The BSE Bankex was down 0.3% at 7,659.09. OBC, Canara bank, Bank of India, UTI Bank, ICICI Bank closed higher.

The BSE Oil and Gas Index closed at 7,859.90 up 0.3%. Reliance Natural, Chennai Petro, GAIL, Reliance
closed in green.

The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 11358.83 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 33440.2 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 5270.18 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 50069.21 crore.