Indian equities close on flat note (Second Lead)

Mumbai May 9 (IANS) Indian equity markets closed on a flat note on Tuesday on the back of mixed global cues and a weak rupee.

The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) inched up by 2.80 points or 0.03 per cent to provisionally close at 9 316.85 points.

The barometer 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE which opened at 29 977.50 points provisionally closed at 29 933.25 points (at 3.30 p.m.) -- up 7.10 points or 0.02 per cent from the previous day s close at 29 926.15 points.

The Sensex touched a high of 30 017.82 points and a low of 29 911.44 during the day s trade.

The BSE market breadth was bullish with 1 477 advances and 1 355 declines.

On Monday the NSE Nifty rose by 28.75 points or 0.31 per cent to 9 314.05 points while the BSE Sensex closed at 29 926.15 points -- up 67.35 points or 0.23 per cent.

--IANS
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