New Delhi, April 16 -- The Indian stock market ended in the negative territory on Thursday, 16 April, on profit booking in select heavyweights, including HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, and ICICI Bank, after recent gains.

The Sensex declined 123 points, or 0.16%, to end at 77,988.68, while the Nifty 50 ended with a loss of 35 points, or 0.14%, at 24,196.75.

The mid and small-cap segments outperformed, reflecting that broader market sentiment remains positive. The Nifty Midcap 100 index rose by 0.63%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index jumped 0.89 %.

Due to gains in the mid and small-cap segments, the overall market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms rose to nearly Rs.461 lakh crore from about Rs.459 lakh crore in the previous session.

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