The 30-share Sensex lost 12 points to end at 29,559 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 4 points to close at 8,914.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
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 ended higher by 30 points.
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
The ETF is expected to fetch the govt Rs 3,000 crore.
After paring some gains, the 30-share index settled at an all-time closing high of 28,008.90, up by 98.84 points, or 0.35 per cent, over the previous close.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 112 points at 28,555 and the 50-share Nifty closed 24 points higher at 8,561 after hitting a record high of 8,626.95.
n the broader market, both the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices, were up 1.2% and 0.7% each.
BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
Markets ended weak tracking the expiry of April derivative contracts.
The 50-share NSE Nifty was trading lower by 24 points.
Sensex ends in green on boost from bluechip stocks.
Metal shares gained on hopes that the government may adopt ordinance route for mines sector reforms
Financials were the top losers after sharp gains in the previous session along with ITC
The market players are expected to react to the better than expected factory output data for the month of August, which revealed that the industrial production grew by 6.4%.
Financials emerged as the top gainers while auto shares rallied on robust September sales
Brokerages expect revenue growth at a 7-quarter high but profitability may disappoint.
Infosys, Wipro and HUL among the top losers for the day.
Markets snapped their 8-day winning streak.
Sensex hit a record high of 27,225.85 and Nifty hit a record high of 8,141.90 in the intra-day trades today.
The 30-share Sensex closed down 114 points at 28,622 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 37 points at 8,686.
The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.
Participants are keenly waiting for the January IIP.
The total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative value of all listed stocks on BSE, slumped by over Rs 7 lakh crore during the torrid week.
The 30-share Sensex closed up 34 points at 27,831 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 15 points at 8,356.
Shares of ING Vysya Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank rallied by up to 6% on the BSE on reports that Kotak Mahindra Bank in final stages to buy the bank.
Investors cheered a sharp decline in the Current Account Deficit, which stands at a 4 year low as exports picked up and gold imports reduced.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,543.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
Market breadth on the BSE ended firm as 1,908 shares advanced and 1,156 shares declined
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 177.46 points at 28,885.21 and the Nifty gained 63.90 points at 8,778.30.
The 30-share Sensex lost 22 points to close at 27,090 and the 50-share Nifty gained 7 points to end at 8,121.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
Biggest ever share sale by any private or public sector co in India.
The government is scheduled to release index of industrial growth for November and consumer price inflation for December later today.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in Indian equities worth Rs 277.92 crore on Tuesday
The Indian rupee also trimmed most of its early gains and was trading at Rs 61.28 compared to its Wednesday's close of Rs 61.31 to the US dollar.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.