Nifty closes below 8,200 as GST Council meet ends with no consensus

In a volatile trading session, the benchmark indices scuttled between gains and losses to settle the day little changed after Centre and state governments failed to reach consensus on the issue of dual control at Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting that ended today. Negative opening in European markets also affected the sentiment. 

The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 26,633, down 10 points, while Nifty50 closed at 8,190, down 2points. 

Broader markets outpaced headline indices with BSE Midcap losing just 0.1%, while BSE Smallcap gained 0.4%.

The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, remained slightly positive.