Mumbai, Dec 3 (Inditop.com) A key index of the Indian equities markets closed flat Thursday, a marginal 11 points down, as heavyweights Tata Motors and Hindustan Unilever came under selling pressure.

The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened higher at 17,199.64 points, ended at 17,158.15 points (provisional), down 11.76 points from its last close at 17,169.91.

Around the same time, at the National Stock Exchange (NSE) the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was at 5,122.1 points, against the previous close at 5,123.25 points, a loss of 1.15 points.

However, broader market indices, which came under pressure during the day, managed to close in the green, with the BSE midcap index up 0.38 percent and the BSE small cap index 0.87 percent higher.