Indian stock market, March 22 -- The Indian stock market closed the week largely flat with a slight negative bias, indicating cautious sentiment among participants. While the first three sessions maintained a positive tone, a sharp sell-off on Thursday wiped out earlier gains, followed by a volatile final session.

Finally, the Nifty 50 slipped 0.16% to end at 23,114.50, while the BSE Sensex dipped 0.04% to settle at 74,532.96, for the week.

According to Ponmudi R, CEO - Enrich Money, the Indian equity markets witnessed a highly volatile yet stabilizing week, with sentiment showing signs of short-term relief following last week's sharp correction.

Ponmudi noted that the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continued to remain elevat...