Indian equity benchmarks ended little changed on Tuesday, with a mild negative bias, as losses in banking, auto and pharma stocks weighed on the market. The Nifty slipped below the 24,100 level and closed at 24,055.8, down 24.6 points or 0.1%. The index stayed near the key 24,000 support zone through the session.
The BSE Sensex ended at 76,944.28, lower by 12.99 points or 0.02%, as gains in IT, FMCG and select heavyweights helped limit the fall.