RBI's fifth bi-monthly monetary policy meet due tomorrow also kept the investors on their toes.
Markets closed the day in green on favourable domestic factors,
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 39 points at 26,265 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 1 point at 7,954.
Markets shrugged off RBI's neutral stance on key policy rates.
Nifty September F&O series ended lower after seven consecutive positive series with Metal Index falling the most
The latest price revision includes mostly cardiovascular drugs, anti-bacterials, anti-herpes, contraceptives and gastrointestinal medicines
HDFC, TCS, RIL, ITC and ICICI Bank dragged the Sensex by over 100 points.
Analysts now expect India Inc to report a decline in both top line and bottom line for the September quarter.
Telecom shares rallied on hopes that they would hike tariffs after huge investments to acquire spectrum.
Markets ended lower for the third straight day on Tuesday weighed down by profit taking in rate sensitives with bank shares leading the decline after hopes of rate cut by the central bank faded.
Decline in the rupee coupled with a slide in the crude oil prices have dented the sentiments.
SBI, PNB, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Dena Bank, Central Bank of India ended down 3%-12% each.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 115 points to end at 24,338 and the Nifty50 climbed 42 points to close at 7,404.
The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 29,008 and 8,767 respectively.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 30 points.
OIL, IOC, HPCL, BPCL slipped between 0.1-1.5% each while the oil producing companies such as ONGC (0.1%), RIL (1.5%), GAIL(2.6%) also edged lower.
The broader markets ended negatively with mid-caps and small-caps shedding 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
The main losers on the Sensex were Tata Steel, Hero Moto, BHEL, ONGC & Maruti Suzuki.
The broader markets ended firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining nearly 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 140 points at 28,262 and the 50-share Nifty was up 37 points at 8,551.
Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
The 30-share Sensex ended 79 points lower at 26,909 and the 50-share Nifty closed 25 points lower at 8,102.
Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
Sensex climbs higher at close, bluechip stocks in focus.
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
Financials declined amid profit taking while energy shares fell after the government hiked excise duty on transport fuels.
Bank shares were the top gainer in early trades with Bank of Baroda up over 4%.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 261 points at 27,177 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 91 points at 8,214.
Above normal monsoon forecast and strength in Asian equities lifted sentiments.
More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.
The Sensex ended up 244 points at 28,504 on strong global cues.
Tata Motors, ONGC, HDFC and TCS were the top gainers.
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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.
Nifty, which has struggled around 8550-8560 levels managed to blast past this resistance and close above the psychological mark of 8600.
BSE Mid-cap index ended lower by over 2.5% and BSE Small-cap index tumbled over 3%.
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