Mumbai, April 30 (Inditop.com) A benchmark index for Indian equities Friday ended flat even as midcap scrips outperformed larger stocks.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 17,503.47 points, ended at 17,527.82 points (provisional), 24.35 points or 0.14 percent higher than its previous close at 17,503.47 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty was ruling at 5,271.95 points, a gain of 0.34 percent or 17.8 points from its previous close at 5,254.15 points.

Broader market indices outperformed the Sensex with the BSE midcap index ending 1.03 percent higher and the BSE smallcap index 0.38 percent up.