The domestic equity market failed to sustain early gains and ended near the day’s low, extending its losing streak to seven consecutive sessions. This marks the longest losing run in three months, as selling pressure intensified in the final hour of trade.

Sensex climbed 457.60 points, or 0.60 per cent, to 76,628.68. Nifty stood at 23,195.60, up 150.35 points or 0.65 per cent.

Tata Steel, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, Cipla, Bajaj Finserv were among the top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Adani Enterprises, Hero MotoCorp, Adani Ports, Infosys, ONGC. The Midcap index ended flat,

The S P BSE Sensex was down by 32.11 points to close at 76,138.97, while the NSE Nifty50 lost 13.85 points to end at 23,031.40.

Indian frontline indices fell for the seventh straight session on February 13, with Nifty 50 and Sensex closing in the red due to mid-session selling. Selling pressure has decreased in the last two trading sessions.

The Indian benchmark indices, Sensex and Nifty surged in the first half of Thursday driven by India's better-than-expected inflation data, which sparked optimism for a potential rate cut by the RBI. However,