Today, the key equity barometers ended with minor cuts after a volatile session. The Nifty held the 16,200 mark after hitting a high of 16,248.55 in the afternoon trade.

Barring the Nifty IT index, all sectoral indices on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) ended in green. As per provisional closing data, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex, is down 86.61 points or 0.16 per cent to 54,395.23. The Nifty 50 index shed 4.60 points or 0.02 per cent to 16,216.

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In three sessions, the Sensex has added 2.54 per cent while the Nifty has gained 2.59 per cent. The broader market outperformed the frontline indices.

The S&P BSE Mid-Cap index rose 0.63 per cent, while the S&P BSE Small-Cap index added 1.07 per cent. On the Bombay Stock Exchange, 2,103 shares were up, and 1,318 shares went down. The number of 161 shares was unchanged.