Domestic shares end flat as auto, energy offset tech losses

Benchmark stock market indices ended flat on Monday as gains among automotive and energy sectors countered losses in technology stocks.

Indian shares closed little changed on Monday as gains among automotive and energy sectors countered losses in technology stocks, while the country's biggest cinema chain operators surged on easing of COVID-19 restrictions in theatres.

The blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index ended 0.01% higher at 17,855.1 and the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex rose 0.05% to 60,077.88. The BSE Sensex had hit a record high during the session.