Indian stock indices ended volatile in the evening session with Nifty slipping around 0.2 percent while Sensex closed nearly flat, reflecting cautious positioning as US-China trade friction concerns resurfaced in global macro channels. Traders noted that foreign fund flows remained selective and rotational at sector micro level instead of broad sweep allocation, resulting in tactical intraday swings without directional conviction. With global data clusters expected through the next forty eight hours, market desks anticipate short burst volatility spikes while institutional participants remain unwilling to chase breakouts aggressively ahead of clarity.