The market breadth in BSE remains healthy with 1,829 shares advancing and 721 shares declining
Sectoral performance was mixed with media and PSU banking stocks attracting buyer interest and healthcare, FMCG and metal stocks bearing the brunt of the bears
TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
BSE Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 10499.86 and CNX Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 12672.85 levels.
TCS, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma,Tata Motors and HDFC among the top losers for the day
The 30-share Sensex closed down 115 points at 28,444 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 31 points at 8,524.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
Metal stocks also had a good session, with JSW Steel zooming by 7%, and Tata Steel and Nalco gaining about 3% each.
The broader Nifty of National Stock Exchange scaled the 10,200 mark intra day before closing at 10,184.85, showing a sizeable gain of 38.30 points, or 0.38 per cent.
All Sensex components ended in the red. SBI was the top loser, followed by ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, Titan, Bajaj Auto, TCS and IndusInd Bank.
BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap lost 2.5% and 3.1% after oil prices soared
If the entire amount of Rs 24,000 crore is raised, then it would be the biggest fundraising exercise by any Indian company ever.
The RBI governor's assurance should give investors enough confidence to start believing in the NBFC sector again, say bankers.
Markets ended their lowest close in 2015 on fears of FII outflows as the US Fed may hike rates.
'We saw people tripping over each other, running, screaming.' 'You could see people running with their daily briefcase despite suffering deep cuts and blood pouring from them.'
The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
The market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 2,086 shares declining and 893 shares advancing.
In the broader markets, the mid and smallcap indices were up 0.3% each, underperforming the BSE benchmark index which gained 0.5%.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
In his Budget speech, the finance minister said: "We propose to facilitate higher investment in affordable housing. Affordable housing will now be given infrastructure status, which will enable these projects to avail the associated benefits."
Investors brace up ahead of the key macrodata- IIP and CPI numbers due to be unveiled tomorrow.
On Wednesday, the rupee had dropped by 26 paise.
Analysts attribute this volatility to selling by FPIs and FIIs.
Over the past four quarters, the Sensex companies' earnings trajectory has improved sharply because of a weak rupee.
Telecom shares rallied on hopes that they would hike tariffs after huge investments to acquire spectrum.
Markets surged on hopes that the exit polls would show that the BJP winning majority in the general elections.
Reliance Retail's shareholders will get one share of its listed parent, Reliance Industries, in exchange for every four shares, according to the scheme of arrangement.
8 out of 12 sectoral indices closed in red with BSE IT and Healthcare indices losing 0.5%.
IT majors along with metal names Sesa Goa and Hindalco buck trend.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 248 points at a record closing high of 27,346.
Short-covering and the propping up of net asset values have potential to boost frontline as well as second-rung names next week
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.
Investors not stop their SIPs or STPs due to election-related uncertainty.
