Markets end steady ahead of Bihar results,Bank Nifty extends gains

The Indian share market closed flat after a highly volatile session on Thursday, as investors stayed cautious ahead of the U.S. CPI data and the Bihar election results due on Friday morning.At close, the Sensex was up 12.16 points or 0.01 percent at 84,478.67, and the Nifty was up 3.35 points or 0.01 percent at 25,879.15.
Asian Paints, ICICI Bank, L&T, Interglobe Aviation, Hindalco were the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Eternal, Shriram Finance, Adani Ports, Bharat Electronics and M&M.On the sectoral front, IT, media, PSU bank shed 0.5% each, while metal, pharma, realty rose 0.5% each.Broader indices underperformed the main indices with BSE Midcap and smallcap indices shedding 0.3 percent each.Nifty Bank index touched fresh 52-week high of 58,615.95, but ended marginally higher at 58,381.95, according to information.
Rupee Close:
On 13 Nov'25,the Indian rupee closed 3 paise lower at 88.66 against the US dollar on Thursday,as foreign fund outflows and continuous dollar demand from local importers, including oil companies, exerted pressure on the local currency.Forex traders said rupee is trading in a tight range, as overnight decline in crude oil prices and renewed optimism over US-India trade talks providing a steady anchor and restricted the downfall.
Trading Guide:
Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Investments stated, National equities closed flat after a positive session, as profit-booking erased early gains despite optimistic global and domestic cues. Sentiment was buoyed by Trump signing a short-term funding bill to end the U.S. government shutdown and hopes of tariff relief for India.The record-low October inflation prints reinforced expectations of an RBI rate cut, making rate-sensitive sectors like metals and realty attractive to investors. However, amidst continued outflows from FII and a weak rupee, profit-booking emerged at elevated levels ahead of the Bihar election results, which left the benchmark indices largely unchanged by the close.
Market experts recommended five shares to buy on Thursday-Remsons Industries, PDS, Atlanta Electricals, Garuda Construction and Engineering, and Astral.

(Business Correspondent)