Mumbai, Dec 30 (IANS): A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Tuesday closed trading flat at 7.81 points or 0.03 percent up as capital goods stocks surged.

Good buying was observed in capital goods, banking and consumer durables sectors, while selling pressure was seen in oil and gas, metal and auto sectors.

The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the S&P Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 27,478.30 points, closed at 27,403.54 points, up 7.81 points or 0.03 percent from the previous day's close at 27,395.73 points.

The Sensex has touched a high of 27,478.30 points and a low of 27,312.29 points in the trade.

The S&P capital goods index surged by 155.88 points, bankex increased by 143.37 points and consumer durables index moved up by 130.24 points.

However, oil and gas index plunged by 121.31 points, metal index dropped by 117.51 points and auto index went down by 50.14 points.

The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) also closed trade flat at 1.95 points or 0.02 percent up at 8,248.25 points.

The major Sensex gainers were: BHEL, up 1.51 percent at Rs.258.35; NTPC, up 1.25 percent at Rs.141.70; Dr.Reddy's, up 1.24 percent at Rs.3179.30 and Axis Bank, up 0.99 percent at Rs.498.90.

The losers were: Hero MotoCorp, down 2.09 percent at Rs.3,084.85; Tata Steel, down 1.94 percent at Rs.396.45; Reliance Industries Ltd, down 1.83 at Rs.880.60 and ONGC, down 1.46 percent at Rs.341.50.

Among the Asian markets, Japan's Nikkei went down by 1.57 percent, Hong Kong's Heng Seng was 1.14 percent down and China's Shanghai Composite Index, down by 0.02 percent.In Europe, London's FTSE 100 was down by 0.76 percent, Germany's DAX Index went down by 0.70 percent and France's CAC 40 was down by 0.86 percent.