The markets were range bound and virtually flat for last week. The indices closed with small losses with the BSE SENSEX losing 55.26 points or 0.32 per cent to close at 17,158.44 points. The NSE NIFTY lost 22.15 points or 0.42 per cent to close at 5,205.10 points. The broader indices like the BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 lost 0.47 per cent, 0.48 per cent and 0.52 per cent respectively. The BSE SMALLCAP and BSE MIDCAP were bigger losers with losses of 0.92 per cent and 1.02 per cent. Amongst the sectoral gainers were BSE FMCG 0.57 per cent and BSE METAL up 0.31 per cent. The losers included BSE REALTY down 2.52 per cent, BSE AUTO down 1.59 per cent and BSE BANKEX down 1.15 per cent.

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