Mumbai, Feb 22 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities ended on a flat note Monday, with late sales dragging it down from its intra-day high.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,191.32 points, ended at 16,204.37 points (provisional), up 12.74 points or 0.08 percent from its previous close.

It had touched an intra-day high of 16,423.23 points, having risen over 231 points.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S&P CNX Nifty closed at 4,846.4 points, against the previous close at 4,844.9 points, a marginal rise of 0.03 percent or 1.5 points.

Broader markets fared worse with the selling pressure pulling the BSE midcap index down 0.72 percent and the BSE small cap index falling by 1.14 percent.