The road ahead for the markets in the short term will depend on external factors rather than domestic developments.
The Sensex ended in red on domestic concerns.
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Financials are the top gainers along with index heavyweights.
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ICICI Bank, SBI, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank dipped between 1-2% each.
Market breadth continued to remain strong, with 1899 gainers and 674 losers on the BSEs.
Growth concerns on China, which has already seen the yuan getting devalued twice in August, have rattled global financial markets, including that of India.
BSE Mid-cap index ended lower by over 2.5% and BSE Small-cap index tumbled over 3%.
Market breadth on the BSE ended firm as 1,908 shares advanced and 1,156 shares declined
A rebounding and steady market is a good time to weed sectors and funds that tend to drag the portfolio.
ONGC was the top gainer which surged over 4% followed by Axis, SBI, CIL
The 30-share Sensex ended down 339 points at 28,119 and the 50-share Nifty closed 100 points lower at 8,438.
Budget was a mild disappointment. Yet, the bull run continues.
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
The shares could continue to see outperformance if the Budget assumptions are proved correct
BSE Sensex ended at 25,549.72 up by 321 points or 1.27% and the Nifty ended 7624.40 up by 97.75 points or 1.30%.
Reliance Industries and ONGC were down 4-6% each contributing the most to the Sensex losses
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
The broader markets also ended lower in line with the benchmark indices
Sensex, Nifty end the day in red on unfavourable cues from global markets.
Markets were left high and dry last week, as the 'Monsoon Effect' played havoc on trader sentiment.
Here are 10 global and domestic factors.
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Since the cash flows will be impacted in a big way, DLF will have to resort to selling non-core assets in a substantial and significant manner through the next few quarters.
The 30-share Sensex closed at 27,112 up by 481 points whereas the Nifty ended higher by 139 points at 8,115.
HCL Technologies and Infosys should benefit more than TCS and Wipro
Sensex dull at close, Infosys rules, ITC drags.
The Nifty and Bank Nifty ended at record closing high of 7,913 and 15,865 respectively.
Sensex lost 76 points to end at 25,589 while Nifty shed 23 points to end at 7,649.
Sensex is under pressure due to concerns in the global market.
The benchmark BSE Sensex ended down 2.23 per cent. The Bank Nifty fell 3.59 per cent.
Sensex in green in afternoon trade.
The December quarter, generally a soft one for India's IT sector due to holidays and furloughs in certain sectors, is expected to be further affected because of currency volatility.
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.
Sensex witnessed the biggest single day gain since May 2009 in absolute terms.
Sensex gained 38.18 points or 0.15% at 25,918.95 and Nifty ended higher by 12.50 points or 0.16% at 7,739.55.
Benchmark share indices ended lower for the third straight session as investors turned cautious amid tensions in Iraq even as consumer durables shares stole the limelight tracking rally in gold prices.
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Investors often forget that the movements in indices such as the Sensex reflects the performance of its constituent stocks; nothing else.
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