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In the broader market, BSE midcap and BSE smallcap indices underperformed the larger counterparts and ended flat with a negative bias.
The Sensex and the Nifty had touched a low of 27,921 and 8,349 respectively.
Market participants are now awaiting Thursday's meeting of the European Central Bank
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 286 points to close at 24,539 and the Nifty50 lost 100 points to end at 7,456.
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Sensex gained 38.18 points or 0.15% at 25,918.95 and Nifty ended higher by 12.50 points or 0.16% at 7,739.55.
The 30-share Sensex lost 22 points to close at 27,090 and the 50-share Nifty gained 7 points to end at 8,121.
The government is scheduled to release index of industrial growth for November and consumer price inflation for December later today.