Markets end flat on poor macroeconomic data; Smallcap buck the trend, up 1%

Adani Ports, HUL and L&T gained the most, while ICICI Bank, ONGC, GAIL and Tata Steel lost the most

Markets ended the day flat after a day of choppy trade with Nifty50 hovering around the 9,600- mark as investors stayed on edge after May factory output and Q4 GDP growth entered the slow lane.  
 
The factory output growth in the country fell in May, after rising for three straight months, due to softer demand and slower export. The Nikkei Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to 51.6 in May from April's 52.5.
 
India’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth fell to 6.1% in the March-quarter primarily as demonetisation adversely affected economic activity. I n FY17, economic growth