Sensex, Nifty close flat as auto, consumer stocks offset slide in financials

Indian shares were mostly unchanged on Wednesday due to the rise in auto and consumer stocks offsetting the fall in financials. Nifty index rose 0.05% to 19,398.50, while the BSE Sensex lost 0.05% to 65,446.04. Financials lost 0.82%, with HDFC and HDFC Bank stock falling over 3%. Smallcaps and midcaps indexes hit new 52-week and record highs, respectively.

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