Participants are keenly awaiting the rollovers to the next series ahead of the expiry of June F&O.
Listed Mumbai developers are battling higher inventory levels.
Government on Monday formed a multi-agency group to monitor exposes in this regard and vowed to take action against all "unlawful" accounts held abroad.
Stocks of companies having operations and exports to Europe were the top losers.
Experts attribute this to new launches in anticipation of a demand revival after the 2014 general elections.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 12 points at 28,517 while the 50-share Nifty ended nearly unchanged at 8,660.
Investors prefer exits with lower valuation to staying invested for a longer term
Largest deal in thermal power space; Lanco to use proceeds to lower debt.
Weak monsoon forecast rekindled fears of higher inflation.
Nifty snaps 10-day winning streak
Markets have witnessed a gap down opening mirroring losses in the global equities with US markets taking a hit on worries about the health of Chinese economy.
Budget might turn out to be neutral for the sector.
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Investors cheered a sharp decline in the Current Account Deficit, which stands at a 4 year low as exports picked up and gold imports reduced.
In commercial real estate, leasing of office space was higher although the activities were subdued in retail segment.