It, however, was a record-smashing week for both the indices, which scaled their lifetime highs.
India on Wednesday asked its South Asian neighbours to increase intra-regional trade as a cushion against slowdown in exports to the US and European markets.
Out of 2,945 stocks traded, 1,634 advanced while 1,194 declined.
The NSE Nifty also gained 53 points, or 0.49 per cent, to settle 10,855.15 after shuttling between 10,870.40 and 10,749.40.
In the context of market integrity, the IRAI and RBI should go over the minutes of the LIC and SBI board meetings when the decisions to invest in Adani equity or debt were taken, notes Jaimini Bhagwati, former World Bank treasury professional.
'The domestic scenario is much better than earlier, demonstrated in the March quarter earnings.'
'If one believes that the Indian stock market will go up 70 per cent every year for the next 10 years, I wish you good luck!'
The brand contributes about 40 percent to VW group earnings.
However, during April-January FY'10, exports declined to $26.12 billion from $34.19 billion in the same period previous fiscal.
The government will set up expert groups to explore the adoption of common chargers for mobile and all portable electronic devices, and submit a detailed report in two months, Consumer Affairs secretary Rohit Kumar Singh said. The department of consumer affairs on Wednesday called a meeting with industry stakeholders. After the meeting, Singh said India can initially think of exploring shifting to two types of chargers, including a C-Type port.
Nifty after regaining the 5,000 level in morning trades ended with a loss of six points at 4,941.
Sensex had opened on a shaky note at 15,838.63 but managed to recoup all the losses and rebound into the positive terrain for a short while to touch a high of 15,957.06. However, the weak opening of the European markets, coupled with subdued Asian markets, pushed the index into the red and slip to a low of 15,330.56. Intraday volatility on the bourses was high and the index moved in the range of 627 points in the day.
BSE market breadth was almost neutral as 1,397 shares advanced while 1,345 shares declined.