Mumbai, July 28 -- Key equity benchmarks ended little changed on Tuesday after a range-bound session, as gains in IT stocks offset weakness in FMCG, chemicals and PSU banks. Easing crude oil prices lent support to sentiment, although investors remained cautious ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy decision. The Nifty ended just below the 24,000 mark.

The S&P BSE Sensex declined 69.86 points or 0.09% to 76,765.92. The Nifty 50 index lost 10.60 points or 0.04% to 23,985.35.

Hindustan Unilever (down 7.11%), ICICI Bank (down 1.94%) and Reliance Industries (down 0.65%) were major Nifty drags today.

In the broader market, the BSE 150 MidCap Index rose 0.01% and the BSE 250 SmallCap Index slipped 0.47%.

The market breadth was negative....