The Indian benchmark equity indices, BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50, witnessed a recovery from intra-day lows but ended the last trading session of 2024, near flatline on Tuesday.

The Nifty 50 closed near flat on the final trading session of the year on Tuesday, as markets seeing a modest recovery after earlier losses led by information technology (IT) stocks, but thin volumes kept the market's movements subdued.

The BSE ​​Sensex slipped 109 points while Nifty50 ended flat on the last trading day of the year 2024 amid persistent foreign fund outflows as selling in heavyweight IT stocks weighed on the benchmarks.

The Sensex closed 109 points, or 0.14 per cent, down at 78,139.01, while the Nifty 50 settled at 23,644.80, down 0.10 per cent.

The S P BSE Sensex fell by 109.12 points to settle at 78,139.01, while the Nifty50 edged down by 0.10 points, closing at 23,644.80.

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a gap-down start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,655 level, a discount of nearly 160 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.