Nifty ends flat ahead of F&O expiry

Benchmark Nifty ended flat after a range-bound session today due to sustained selling at higher levels ahead of the expiry of November derivatives contracts.
Sectoral indices showed a mixed trend, with Nifty Auto, FMCG, Infra, Pharma and Realty indices advancing, while PSU Bank, Media, IT and Metal ended in the red.
Investors also awaited second quarter GDP data and the outcome of OPEC meeting due on Thursday.
Overseas, most European stocks were trading mixed, helped by reports of a Brexit deal between the European Union and the UK.
Asian stocks ended mixed as Chinese equities added to declines as a North Korean missile test overshadowed an overnight surge in US equities.

The NSE Nifty opened higher at 10,376.65 and moved in a range of 10,392.95 and 10,345.90 before ending marginally down by 8.95 points, or 0.09 per cent, at 10,361.30.

It saw an intra-day movement of 47.05 points.
The Nifty mid-cap and small-cap indices slipped by 0.31 and 0.45 percent, respectively.
Sector-wise, Realty rose 0.89 per cent, Pharma 0.36 per cent, Infra 0.30 per cent and FMCG 0.14 per cent.
However, PSU Bank fell 0.93 per cent, followed by media 0.41 per cent, Metal 0.37 per cent, IT 0.33 per cent, Finance Service 0.28 per cent and Bank 0.20 per cent.

Major index losers were Axis Bank, Zee, Asian Paints, Hindalco, Vedanta, HDFC, SBI, TCS, UPL and Eicher Motors.
Gainers included Bosch, Bharti InfraTel, Wipro, Bajaj Auto, Adani Ports, Coal India, Sun Pharma, IOC and L&T.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health, was in favour of losers. On the NSE, 807 shares advanced, 939 declined, while 67 remained unchanged.
Total securities that hit their price bands were 177.
Turnover in the cash segment fell to Rs 28,727.28 crore, from Rs 32,659.59 crore yesterday.
A total of 15,520.36 lakh shares changed hands in 1,03,14,156 trades. The market capitalisation of listed firms on the NSE stood at Rs 1,45,07,122.02 crore.