On the final expiry day of the year, the domestic market stayed unchanged throughout the day, due to holidays in other markets and the absence of significant domestic or global catalysts.

As markets in India and around the world reopen after the Christmas holiday, investors here are looking to ride the so-called Santa Clause rally driving Wall Street higher

Indian benchmark indices Nifty 50 and Sensex ended the previous trade session flat. Nifty 50 closed at 23,750.20, while Sensex ended at 78,472.48. Overnight, US markets remained choppy. Asian equities gained in early trade today.

After opening in green, Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty dropped on Thursday, driven by looses in index heavyweights TCS, ICICI and HDFC Bank. In early trade, eight of the 13 major sectors advanced.