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Stock Market:  Equity market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended flat on Monday amid mixed trade as investors opted to book profits after the recent record rally in equities. Weak cues from Asian markets also added to the subdued trend in domestic equities.

After a weak start to trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex pared early losses and ended 36.22 points or 0.05 percent lower at 79,960.38. During the day, it hit a low of 79,731.83 and a high of 80,256.29.

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The NSE Nifty index ended 3.30 points or 0.01 percent lower at 24,320.55 points. Among Sensex stocks, Titan, Tata Steel, Adani Ports, UltraTech Cement, JSW Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Asian Paints, and Bajaj Finserv were the major laggards.

Hindustan Unilever, ITC, HCL Technologies,  Nestle, and Tata Motors were among the gainers.
In the Asian markets, Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, and Hong Kong settled lower. European markets were trading in positive territory. US markets ended with gains on Friday.

On Friday, the broader NSE Nifty index continued its record run and rose 21.70 points or 0.09 percent to close at a record high of 24,323.85. The BSE Sensex index slipped 53.07 points or 0.07 percent to settle at 79,996.60 points.

The price of global benchmark Brent crude declined 0.97 percent to $85.70 a barrel. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) bought shares worth Rs 1,241.33 crore on Friday, according to stock exchange data.

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(With Agencies Inputs)