A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
The broader markets ended mixed with mid-caps gaining 0.1 per cent and small-caps falling 0.1 per cent on the BSE.
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The broader markets ended negatively with mid-caps and small-caps shedding 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
The broader markets ended firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining nearly 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
Among the private banking majors ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were down 0.2%-0.5% each.
The broader markets were firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 1-1.4 per cent on the BSE.
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The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said the monsoon this year is expected to be 'above normal.'
Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
The Sensex ended up 380 points at 27,888 and the Nifty advanced 111 points to end five points shy of 8,400.
Banks led the decline with Nifty Bank and BSE Bank index dropping over 3% each.
Sensex, Nifty have lost about 6%, against 0.5-5% decline in other key Asian indices.
Infosys, Tata Motors, ONGC, TCS and GAIL are the top 5 losers.
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
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The broader markets traded positively with mid-caps and small-caps rising 0.5 per cent each on the BSE.
The rally in index heavyweight ITC has boosted the sentiment across the board.
Bank shares were the top gainer in early trades with Bank of Baroda up over 4%.
Sensex closed 63.82 points higher at 26,851.05 in Muhurat trading; Nifty rises 18.65 points to end at 8,014.55.
RIL, HDFC twins, M&M, Infosys among the top losers for the day.
Financials are the top gainers along with index heavyweights.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 12 points at 28,517 while the 50-share Nifty ended nearly unchanged at 8,660.
Tata Motors, ONGC, HDFC and TCS were the top gainers.
The 30-share Sensex lost 54 points at end at 27,086 and 50-share Nifty shed 19 points to close at 8,096.
The Sensex ended above 27,000 for the first time while the Nifty topped 8,100.
The benchmark Nifty rallied 1,000 points or 17% from 7,000 in 78 trading sessions since May 12, till date to surpass the 8,000 mark.
ICICI Bank, SBI, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank dipped between 1-2% each.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India on Sunday accepted the recommendations made by the Lodha Committee and formed a working group to prepare the road map for the future editions of the Indian Premier League.
Weakness in Infosys, L&T and Hindalco cap index gains.
The banking, oil and metal sectors were the top sectoral losers on the BSE, while IT stocks rendered support at lower levels.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 159 points at 27,425 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 24 points at 8,299.
Broad-based buying aided sentiment and the market registers record turnover at Rs 6.86 lakh crore
ONGC was the top gainer which surged over 4% followed by Axis, SBI, CIL
The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 27,403 and 8,248 respectively.
Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
IT majors along with metal names Sesa Goa and Hindalco buck trend.
Markets across the globe are rallying on hopes that the US Federal Reserve won't lift interest rates until 2016.
Markets end in green with auto, banks on a steady climb.
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