Markets gained for the second straight session to kick-off the September F&O series on a robust note.

The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.

Metal stocks also had a good session, with JSW Steel zooming by 7%, and Tata Steel and Nalco gaining about 3% each.

The broader markets were also in top gear, with the BSE midcap index surging by 2.1% at 11,431 and the smallcap index gaining 1.4% at 11,735.

Oil and select auto heavyweights bore the brunt of selling pressure; ONGC, RIL, Tata Motors, M&M key losers.

Banking and capital goods stocks were out of favour, while oil and auto stocks saw buying interest.

The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.

Sensex in green, JSW climbs higher.

Asia has opened largely in the green ahead of a raft of Chinese data due during the day.

Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.

Positive cues from the global market front aided the rally.

The banking, oil and metal sectors were the top sectoral losers on the BSE, while IT stocks rendered support at lower levels.

Sensex eneded lower on poor perfromance by financials and IT stocks.

Markets ended in red, index heavyweights drag.

The markets had touched their highest levels in a month.

Markets end almost flat, bluechips in focus.

Metals, auto and banking shares were in the limelight in this session; the FMCG pack, however, ended lower.

Markets crashed due to domestic worries; bluechip stocks tanked too.

Markets end in green with auto, banks on a steady climb.

Five of the 12 BSE sectoral indices ended at 52-week highs; the oil and gas index zoomed by nearly 5%.