Equity benchmarks erased majority of mid-day gains to finish flat. The 30-share BSE Sensex closed at 34,450.77, up 35.19 points while the broader 50-share NSE Nifty 50 rose 20.70 points to close finished slightly below 10,600.
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The markets opened in the red on April 23, but recovered as Sensex gained almost 250 points, hitting the day-high of 34,663.95. The TCS stock surged as much as 4 per cent in intra-day trade, making it the first company to breach the $100 billion market capitalisation milestone. However, it ended session a tad lower than the last session.