The markets continued to remain choppy and at the end of Wednesday last week, it appeared that the correction had truly set in. There was a strong rally thereafter and the markets managed to close flat for the week. The BSE SENSEX gained 42.03 points or 0.15 per cent to close at 28,152.40 while NIFTY lost 11 points or 0.13 per cent to close at 8,672.15 points. The broader indices saw the BSE100, BSE200 and BSE500 close with minor losses of 0.18 per cent, 0.17 per cent and 0.25 per cent respectively. BSE MIDCAP gained 0.43 per cent, while BSE SMALLCAP lost 0.75 per cent.

Minister of Commerce & Industry, Nirmala Sitharaman and TMC leader Derek O’Brien arrive at Parliament house during the monsoon session in New Delhi on Friday. Pics/PTI