Pharma major Sun Pharma remained the worst loser in the Sensex pack for the second day in a row after reports that regulator Sebi may reopen the insider trading case against the company.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
The broader NSE Nifty too reclaimed the key 11,500-mark. It touched a high of 11,562.25, before finally settling at 11,536.90, showing a gain of 59.95 points, or 0.52 per cent.
The Sensex has now lost 878.32 points in six sessions -- its longest string of losses in six months.
Equity benchmarks erased early gains after realty, capital goods, teck, auto, PSU, IT, power and bankex counters came under selling pressure, falling up to 1.28 per cent.
The 30-share BSE index reclaimed the 30,000-mark to trade at a new record high of 30,071.61 by surging 128.37 points, or 0.42 per cent. This surpassed the previous record high of 30,024.74 (intra-day) that the Sensex touched on March 4, 2015.
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended up 37.05 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 10,397.45 points
It was the second straight week of gains for the benchmarks.
The NSE Nifty settled the day 38.85 points or 0.37 per cent lower at 10,500.90 after shuttling between 10,590.55 and 10,456.65, intra-day.
The 50-share NSE Nifty shed some ground to settle at 8,699.40 points, up 40.30 points, or 0.47 per cent
The NSE Nifty too recovered over 100 points, or 0.96 per cent, to end at 10,576.85.
The broader NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,651.60 and 10.532.70 points on alternate bouts of buying and selling, closed 6.20 points, or 0.06 per cent, down at 10,576.30.
Sentiment was largely positive after April IIP grew at 4.9 per cent, spurred by higher growth in manufacturing and mining sectors.
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,441.90 and 10,341.90, ended 6.15 points, or 0.06 per cent down at 10,380.45.
Coal India topped the losers' list in the Sensex pack on Tuesday, falling 2.36 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 2.16 per cent.
A declining rupee, elevated crude oil prices and sustained foreign fund outflows added to the gloom
Muted quarterly earnings, mixed cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflows added to the volatility
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap outperformed the frontline indices to gain 0.2% and 0.3%
Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.
Investors have kept their eyes on US-China trade talks and are optimistic about a positive outcome.
The stock was the worst performer among the blue-chips on both Sensex and Nifty.
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged about 241 points to end at 35,165.48 and the NSE Nifty gained 84 points to close at 10,688.65.
The Nifty is up 6.5% in the last 12 months. The NSE IT Index is down 10% in the same period. But will the sentiment improve going ahead?
The broader NSE Nifty closed below the 10,600 mark by plunging 98.15 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 11,582.35 after shuttling between 11,567.40 and 11,751.80.
Reliance Industries raced to 52-week high on better than estimated earnings and announcement of bonus share.
Most of the session's gains for both the indices were wiped out as investors rushed to book profits ahead of F&O expiry on Thursday and also due to concerns over stretched valuations.
The sentiment-driven rally also got support from stock specific earning results and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement that the Centre will step up reforms to attract more investment and fill up infrastructure deficit.
The 50-share NSE Nifty settled lower by 76.05 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 8,615.25
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
Shares in Infosys Ltd rose as much 6.7 percent on Friday, after the company raised the lower-end of its fiscal 2014 dollar revenue growth guidance.
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
The 30-share Sensex ended 53 points higher at 28,439 and the 50-share Nifty closed 18 points higher at 8,494.
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.
Sensex ends in green on boost from bluechip stocks.
The Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.81%.
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
Shares of Infosys surged almost 7 per cent on Friday after the IT major reported a 13 per cent growth in consolidated net profit for the quarter ended December 2014.
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