Sensex drops 700 points from day's high to close flat, Nifty 50 ends near 24,050; mid, small-caps underperform

Indian benchmark indices ended nearly flat on Thursday, 25 June, after sharp profit booking in the afternoon session erased most intraday gains. The Sensex fell 703 points from its day high of 77,803.18 to close at 77,100.47, up 109 points or 0.14 percent, while the Nifty 50 slipped from an intraday high of 24,261.60 to settle at 24,056, up 34 points or 0.14 percent. Mid-cap and small-cap segments underperformed the frontline indices during the session.