Indian markets snapped eight-day losing streak on February 17 to end marginally higher in the volatile session on February 17 with Nifty at around 22,950 led by pharma, metal, financial stocks.

Amid mixed global cues, the Indian indices opened on a weak note and extended selling pressure as the day progressed, but mid-session buying helped to recover from day's low to end marginally higher.

At close, the Sensex was up 57.65 points or 0.08 percent at 75,996.86, and the Nifty was up 30.25 points or 0.13 percent at 22,959.50.

Bajaj Finserv, Adani Enterprises, Power Grid Corp, IndusInd Bank and Shriram Finance were among top gainers on the Nifty, while losers were M&M, Bharti Airtel, Wipro, TCS, Infosys.

Broader indices performance remained mix as BSE Midcap index ended 0.5 percent higher, while the smallcap index was down 0.6 percent.

Among sectors, auto, IT, telecom, media shed 0.5-1 percent, while pharma, PSU Bank, energy, consumer durables, metal indices rose 0.5-1 percent.

More than 900 stocks touched their 52-week low on the BSE, including NTPC, Tata Motors, Power Grid, SBI, Hero MotoCorp, Coal India, Tanla Platforms, Kirloskar Oil, Data Patterns, Carborundum, EIH, Relaxo Footwear, Tata Teleservices, PNC Infratech, Jyothy Labs, Anupam Rasayan, TitaGarh Rail, Thermax, NMDC Steel, Shoppers Stop, Balaji Amines, Graphite India, among others.