New Delhi, May 8 -- Stock market today, 8 May 2026: Driven by a sharp cooling in crude oil prices amid optimism surrounding a potential US-Iran peace agreement, the key benchmark indices of the Indian stock market remained volatile and ended flat on Thursday. The Nifty 50 index ended marginally lower at 24,326. The BSE Sensex shed 114 points and closed at 77,844. The Bank Nifty index added 66 points and closed at 56,047.

Sectorally, the trend remained mixed, with auto, energy, and realty stocks leading the gains, while FMCG and IT traded under pressure. Broader markets continued to outperform, with the midcap index hitting a fresh record high and gaining over 1%, while the smallcap index also advanced nearly 1%, reflecting sustained risk...