New Delhi, May 8 -- Indian stock market indices, the Sensex and the Nifty 50, closed in negative territory on Thursday, 7 May, primarily due to profit-taking in certain major stocks, including HUL, TCS, ITC, and Reliance.

The Sensex decreased by 114 points, or 0.15%, finishing at 77,844.52, while the Nifty 50 ended at 24,326.65, down 4 points, or 0.02%.

On the other hand, the mid-cap and small-cap sectors recorded significant gains, countering the overall trend in the benchmark indices. The Nifty Midcap 150 and the Nifty Smallcap 250 indices both rose by more than 1%.

Due to positive developments in the wider markets, the total market capitalisation of firms listed on the BSE increased to over Rs.475 lakh crore from Rs.472.8 lakh crore...