New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- It was another range-bound session for the Indian stock market, as the key averages remained largely unchanged in Thursday's trade, February 26, with investors assessing the impact of rising crude oil prices amid mounting tensions in the Middle East, even as confidence in global tech stocks improved.

Though the key benchmark indices closed flat, they recovered the majority of the early losses, with the Nifty 50 eventually settling at the 25,500 level, 0.07% higher, while the S&P BSE Sensex also finished the session flat at the 82,267 level.

The broader markets closed mixed, with the Nifty Midcap 100 rallying 0.60%, while the Nifty Smallcap 100 index finished with a modest drop of 0.08%. Sectoral performance was mix...