INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Domestic stock markets finished last session of calendar year 2018 on a flat note after a choppy session
Sharp advances in metal stocks were marred by weakness in energy, infrastructure and realty sectors
On other hand, top laggards on Sensex were Hero MotoCorp, Axis Bank, NTPC, HDFC and Coal India, settling with losses ranging from 0.7 per
cent to 1 per cent.Trading data was unavailable on National Stock Exchange (NSE) website due to technical problems.The NSE website "is
facing some technical problems, we regret inconvenience caused and shall endeavor to have same rectified shortly", bourse said on
respectively.The BSE benchmark index added a total of 2,011 points in calendar year 2018.Indian markets outperformed most Asian indices
which ended year in red, news agency Reuters reported citing Refinitiv data.
