Key stock indices Sensex and Nifty on Monday rode out sharp fluctuations, but closed flat, with realty, metal and power stocks saving the day for them.
Risk appetite took a back seat, reflecting mixed Asian shares on lingering concerns about American tax reforms, traders said.
The market struggled for direction as the 30-share Sensex resumed on a high, but soon slipped on profit-taking, before settling up 17.10 points, or 0.05%, at 33,359.90.
The index had risen 582.36 points in the last two sessions after Moody's Investors Service upgraded India's sovereign rating.
The NSE 50-share after moving between 10,309.85 and 10,261.50 on alternate bouts of selling and buying , finished at 10,298.75, with paltry gains of 15.15 points, or 0.15%.
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