Sensex drops 700 points from day's high to close flat, Nifty 50 ends near 24,050; mid, small-caps underperform (opens original article in a new tab)

The Indian stock market closed flat with Sensex dropping 703 points from its intraday high and Nifty 50 rising slightly, while mid and small-cap indices underperformed.

• Sensex dropped 703 points from intraday high to close at 77,100.47
• Nifty 50 closed at 24,056, up 34 points or 0.14%
• Mid and small-cap indices fell 0.55% and 0.47% respectively