Indian stock market, March 22 -- The Indian stock market closed the week largely on a flat note with a slight negative bias, indicating underlying caution among participants.

Sentiment remained positive in the first three sessions, but a sharp drop on Thursday wiped out earlier gains, followed by a volatile final trading day. As a result, the Nifty 50 fell 0.16% to end at 23,114.50, while the BSE Sensex slipped 0.04% to close at 74,532.96.

According to Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director at Choice Broking, the Nifty 50 exhibited notable volatility throughout the trading session, indicating uncertain market sentiment and active participation from both buyers and sellers.

The index opened with a strong gap-up of 114 points and extended it...