Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Sensex, Nifty Pause Ahead Of Karnataka Poll Outcome — The NSE Nifty 50 index was unchanged at 10,806.60 and the S&P BSE Sensex was little changed at 35,557. The mid- and small-cap shares underperformed their larger peers as the S&P BSE MidCap index fell 0.9 percent and the S&P BSE SmallCap index tumbled 1 percent.
Indian equity benchmarks were little changed as market participants stayed away from taking risky bets a day ahead of Karnataka assembly election results.
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Fifteen out of 19 sector gauges compiled by BSE ended lower led by the S&P BSE Consumer Durables index’s 2.5 percent drop. On the flipside, the S&P BSE Bankex was the top gainer, up 0.17 percent. – Neal Bhai Reports (NBR)