After a good performance through the day the markets closed marginally in the green on Friday after getting into consolidation mode. The benchmark Sensex closed at 21,810 up 14 points or 0.06 per cent.The Nifty too closed at 6,493 up 10 points or 0.16 per cent.
On the BSE, except oil and gas and healthcare, all sectoral indices closed in the green led by metal sector which rallied the highest to close up 1.93 per cent from its previous close on Friday. This was followed by realty sector which rallied by 1.86 per cent from its previous close.
According to marketmen, investors remained cautious ahead of March F&O series expiry and RBI policy on April 1.
Alex Mathews, Head Research, Geojit BNP Paribas Financial Services said: "The markets today remained range bound after opening with a positive note. Buying in selected counters and strong FII buying supported the markets."
Volatility was down with the volatility index closing at 16.18 down around 4.29 per cent.
Hindalco, Tata Steel, JP Associates, Bank of Baroda and Wipro were the top five Nifty gainers while ONGC, NMDC, Reliance, Heromotoco and IDFC were the top laggards.