The Nifty remained volatile on Thursday ahead of the Bihar election results, with an extension of today's volatility expected in Friday's session.

After a steady recovery over the past few sessions, the index faced stiff resistance around the 26,000 mark and ended flat amid heightened intraday swings.

The market opened on a positive note and surged higher through the morning, with the Nifty hitting an intraday high of 26,010. However, momentum reversed sharply after 1:45 pm, as the index slipped nearly 144 points from its peak.

Despite late profit booking, Nifty managed to close marginally higher by 3 points at 25,779.

Among key gainers on the Nifty were Asian Paints, Hindalco, and IndiGo, while Eternal, Tata Motors (Commercial Vehicles), and M&M came under pressure and ended as the to

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