Market at close | Sensex, Nifty 50 fail to hold intra-day record high, midcap outperforms

In a turbulent day for the stock market, the indices struggled to sustain the intra-day record highs, witnessing a sharp fall in the last hour of trading.

The Sensex and Nifty 50, after reaching intra-day peaks of 72,562 and 21,834, respectively, closed on a flat note.

The Sensex saw a decline of 169 points, settling at 72,071, while the Nifty managed a modest gain of 11 points, concluding at 21,742. The Midcap Index, however, rises 291 points to 46,472. In contrast, Nifty Bank experienced a slip of 58 points, ending the session at 48,234.