In a volatile session on the stock exchanges culminated near a flat line on Tuesday as investors preferred to book profits after seven straight sessions of gains.

The benchmark BSE Sensex settled at 51,934 levels, down 2.5 points while the  NSE's Nifty50, ended at 15,575 levels, down 8 points or 0.05 percent. Earlier in the day, the 50-share index hit a fresh record peak of 15,660.75.

ONGC, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finance, SBI, Bajaj Auto, Hindustan Unilever, Tech Mahindra, and HDFC were the top gainers on the index today, up between 1 percent and 4 percent while JSW Steel, Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, Grasim, UltraTech Cement, SBI Life, Hero MotoCorp, and Infosys were the top laggards, down up to 2.3 percent.

Sectorally, barring the Nifty Media, Pharma, and IT indices, all other indices settled the day in the red. The Nifty Private Bank index was the top loser, down 1 percent, while the Nifty IT index gained 0.11 percent. Broader market space also remained muted on Tuesday. The S&P BSE MidCap closed 0.01 percent higher while the SmallCap index slipped 0.3 percent.

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