Markets continued to trade lower in late noon deals after investors booked profits at higher levels post sharp gains in the past three trading sessions.
Benchmark indices weighed down by software and financial shares coupled with weak global cues.
BSE mid-cap index slipped 0.6% at 6,266. Small-cap index held on to gains and traded unchanged at 6,034.
Market breadth ended weak with 1,688 losers and 1,205 gainers on the BSE.
The market breadth in BSE ended unhealthy with 1,203 shares declining and 894 shares advancing.
BSE Auto index has surged by almost 2%
Tata Motors was the top Sensex loser, down nearly 4%
Market breadth continued to remain positive with 1,730 gainers and 1,116 losers on the BSE.
Out of 2,895 stocks traded, 1,113 shares declined while 1,019 shares advanced.
BSE Capital Goods and Auto indices surged by almost 2%.
Markets continue to trade on a strong note in the late morning deals on the back of positive global cues and buying visible in the banking and capital goods stocks ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) policy review which is due on Tuesday.
Market breadth ended weak with 1,430 losers and 1,339 gainers on the BSE.
China consumed roughly 10.50 million barrels per day of oil in June.
The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883
The 30-share Sensex closed at 27,112 up by 481 points whereas the Nifty ended higher by 139 points at 8,115.
About 1,556 shares have advanced, 1,211 shares declined, and 182 shares are unchanged.
Interest rate sensitive stocks gain ground post decision
Bank Nifty closes at a 30-month high; Rate sensitives lead the rally on RBI rate cut optimism.
Markets ended weak tracking the expiry of April derivative contracts.
Markets ended lower for the third straight day on Tuesday weighed down by profit taking in rate sensitives with bank shares leading the decline after hopes of rate cut by the central bank faded.
Expectations of continued stimulus withdrawal by the US Federal Reserve added to the market's gloom.
Telecom stocks fell after Mukesh Ambani extended Reliance Jio's free offers till March 2017.
Banks and realty among the most hit on account of high borrowing costs.
Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
The top gainers on the Sensex were Cipla, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Hero Moto & Sesa Sterlite.
The 30-share Sensex ended down by 59 points at 27,027 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 7 points at 8,087.
No stock on BSE Sensex ended in red while only 3 stocks in the broader Nifty50 index settled the day negative
BSE Mid-cap index ended lower by over 2.5% and BSE Small-cap index tumbled over 3%.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
The 30-share Sensex ended down 159 points at 27,425 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 24 points at 8,299.
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
BSE Sensex ended at 25,549.72 up by 321 points or 1.27% and the Nifty ended 7624.40 up by 97.75 points or 1.30%.
BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended in line with their larger counterparts and closed marginally up 0.2% and 0.4%, each
The 30-share Sensex is up 253 points at 29,263 and the 50-share Nifty has gained 68 points at 8,829.
Market breadth was weak with 1,260 advances and 1,597 losers on the BSE.
Sectors such as Auto, Banks, Capital Goods, FMCG, Metal, Oil & Gas and Power are trading marginally lower.
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
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