Top gainers among the S&P BSE Sensex include GAIL, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Bharti Airtel, all edging up by 1% in late morning deals
Kotak Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, ending 4.31 per cent higher. PowerGrid, TCS, ICICI Bank, SBI, HCL Tech, NTPC, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, HDFC duo, ONGC, Vedanta and IndusInd Bank too rose up to 2.84 per cent.
The broader Nifty settled below the key 10,300-level, down 82.10 points, or 0.80 per cent, at 10,240.15.
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Bouts of month-end dollar demand from banks and importers hit the rupee
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The broad-based Nifty slipped below the 8,600-level by losing 24.60 points, 0.28 per cent, to 8,590.65
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The 50-issue NSE Nifty tumbled 91.80 points, or 0.92 per cent, to close 9,872.60
India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin surged to the top of the MRF Tyres ICC Player Rankings for Test Bowlers after a superb outing in the first Test against the West Indies in Antigua which the visiting side won by an innings and 92 runs.
The bloodbath at the markets ended with the Sensex losing 457 points to close at 10,482.
Former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Wednesday headed to Kolkata Police Training School for a session in pistol shooting after the team's outdoor practice at the Eden Gardens was cancelled due to rain.
So overwhelming was India's domination in the series, that Zimbabwe's most valuable player, Elton Chigumbura, is only seventh in the combined list with a MVPI of just 175, according to Srinivas Bhogle and Purnendu Maji.
Dealers attributed the rupee's fall to increased demand for the US currency from importers.
Overnight, in the US markets, fear returned to Wall Street.
Besides investors booking profits at higher levels, a weak earning by JSPL triggered selling.
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Investors widened their bets on optimism that upcoming general budget -- to be unveiled next month - would contain incentives for corporates, which will help boost the economy
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UBS said it remained bullish on India and it may be early to book profits.
A higher opening in Europe helped the index recover from steep early losses.
The 30-share barometer started higher, but lost its way soon after the railway budget.
Snapping a four-day gaining streak, the BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday fell over 57 points in early trade due to profit-booking after recent gains amid a mixed trend in other Asian markets.
The Sensex opened at 17,537, down 22 points, and soon extended losses and finally ended with loss of 172 points at 17,386. The NSE Nifty ended at 5,222 down 55 points.
A firming trend in other Asian markets following overnight gains on the US markets, also bolstered the trading sentiments.
The markets opened on bright note on Thursday morning after a holiday on Wednesday, however the joys were shortlived as the markets came tumbling down towards the close.
Heavy selling of the US dollar by banks and exporters in the face of renewed capital inflows predominantly kept sentiment highly buoyant
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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
Sentiments turned somewhat weak towards the middle of the session as profit-booking emerged as investors turned cautious on disappointing quarterly earnings by some bluechip companies
Sensex had opened on a shaky note at 15,838.63 but managed to recoup all the losses and rebound into the positive terrain for a short while to touch a high of 15,957.06. However, the weak opening of the European markets, coupled with subdued Asian markets, pushed the index into the red and slip to a low of 15,330.56. Intraday volatility on the bourses was high and the index moved in the range of 627 points in the day.
Benchmark indices end at a three week high but Nifty remains shy of 5,600 level.
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
The Nifty moved in a range of 2632 to 2595, before settling with gains of 17 points at 2620.
Benchmark share indices ended at record closing highs, amid a volatile trading session on Monday, with IT majors leading the gains.
Maruti, ITC, Infosys, Wipro, Satyam, Reliance, ONGC, HLL up. Nifty up 24 pts at 2012.
The Sensex opend almost unchanged at 9,637 - up two points. The index, thereafter, soon slipped into red and was down around 75-odd points before the acting finance minister Pranab Mukherjee started his Interim Budget Speech.
ACC, Infosys, Ranbaxy, Tata Motors up. HLL, ONGC, Wipro, Satyam dips. Nifty down 7 points at 2063.
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