The Nifty 50 and Sensex ended up slightly on Thursday after paring most of their gains seen during the open as trading remained lacklustre in a holiday-truncated week. Market movements were seen as "dull" and "lacklustre" by analysts,

The trends on Gift Nifty also indicate a positive start for the Indian benchmark index. The Gift Nifty was trading around 23,800 level, a premium of nearly 30 points from the Nifty futures’ previous close.

The Nifty 50 closed 0.11% lower, settling at 23,727, while the Sensex ended with a minor 0.09% drop at 78,472.