Sensex closes flat

A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), provisionally ended flat in Friday's trade.

The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also provisionally closed flat. It ended the day's trade up 2.05 points or 0.02 percent at 8,780.35 points.

The Sensex of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 28,889.27 points, ended trade at 28,862.52 points (at 3.30 p.m.), down 22.69 points or 0.08 percent from the previous day's close at 28,885.21 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 28,907.81 points and a low of 28,756.75 points in the intra-day trade.