Final Trade: Markets Pare Gains to End Flat in Volatile Trade; Sensex Slips 38 Points as Metal Stocks Crack

On Monday, the first trading day of the week, the stock market started on the green mark, but after a day's trading, both the indices finally closed with a slight decline. The 30-share Sensex index of the Bombay Stock Exchange lost 38 points to close at 54,288, while the Nifty index of the National Stock Exchange lost 51 points to close at 16,215.