Market LIVE updates: Sensex slips 100 factors in opening offers, Nifty close to 16,600-mark

The benchmark fairness indices on the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) had ended flat for the second consecutive day on Thursday amid the expiry of August-series futures and choices contracts.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended at 55,949.10, up 4.89 factors (0.01 per cent), whereas the Nifty 50 settled at 16,636.90, up 2.25 factors (0.01 per cent).