Indian shares end flat; NTPC falls ahead of share sale

MUMBAI, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Indian shares ended flat on
Wednesday as active participants refrained from long positions
in the absence of fresh triggers, with HDFC gaining after
cutting its prime lending rate, while NTPC slipped ahead of a
share sale.
Shares in HDFC Ltd were up 1.1 percent, while NTPC
Ltd fell 2.4 percent.
The BSE index provisionally ended 0.16 percent
lower, and the 50-share NSE index gained 0.01 percent.

(Reporting by Manoj Dharra; Editing by Anupama Dwivedi)