The NSE Nifty ended at 4,711, down 39 points. Of 3,031 stocks, as many as 78 per cent, or 2,376 stocks, have reported a fall in their market price. Only 20 per cent (611 stocks) reported a rise while prices of the remaining 45 stocks remained unchanged.
The Nifty may cross the 6,000 mark if we see a further fall in crude prices, and positive guidance from Infosys.
The Nifty ended at 5,687 up 33 points.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market was strong
Aggressive buying in financial and realty stocks saw the index rally to higher levels as the day progressed. The upmove was so strong that the market also discounted the GDP numbers, which indicated a slowdown in economic growth to 7.9% in the June quarter.
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of nine points at 5,748. Wide-spread selling across-the-board saw the index slip below the 5,700-mark to an early low of 5,692.
The markets displayed volatility in early deals, as the Sensex, which clocked seven points gain to open at 5,675, soon touched an early high of 5,693.
While the IT stocks traded firm since the start of the day, the BSE IT index soared to a 10-year high.
The NSE said it is investigating the matter and the abnormal orders that resulted in multiple trades at low prices.
Rate sensitive shares led the decline ahead of RBI monetary policy review tomorrow.
The Sensex recovered 320 points from the day's low of 17,258 to close with a loss of 246 points at 17,579. The first major jolt came in banking stocks after the FM announced waiver of Rs 50,000 crore.
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Nifty moved up 175 points to end the day at 5,193.
The NSE Nifty closed 9 points down at 4,161.
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National Stock Exchange index Nifty shot up 50 points to 4,756.45.
Investors booked profits after strong 641-point rally in the previous two sessions, brokers said.
The Midcap and the small cap indices also fared well, up above 2.5% each.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 209 points at 14,458
The Nifty touched a high of 4,861 in the morning session, but gave up all the gains and closed at 4,747, down 92 points
The market breadth was extremely negative. 1638 stocks declined for 1138 stocks which advanced.
Following the weak global cues, the Sensex opened with a negative gap of 87 points at 14,788 and slipped further to a low of 14,622.
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The Sensex once again opened with a positive gap at 10,169 - up 45 points from its previous close
Markets extended losses in the last leg of the trade and declined 1% due to selling pressure in financial and mining shares.
The NSE Nifty ended at 2920, up 77 points. The market breadth was fairly positive - out of 2,552 stocks traded, 1,549 advanced, 921 declined and the rest were unchanged on Monday.
Markets ended lower for the fifth consecutive session and were down 2.4% for the week.
In February, CPI overall had stood at 105, while the indices for rural and urban were reported at 107 and 104.
The NSE Nifty, meanwhile, slipped by 60 points to 2,857.
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ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Infosys, Wipro, ONGC, RIL, Ranbaxy, Dr Reddy's slip. Nifty down 8 points at 1986.
The Sensex slipped between positive and negative territory in the opening trades following hectic movement in old and new economy stocks.
The index, in mid-noon, trades rebounded into the positive zone and touched a high of 14,998 - up 283 points from the day's low. The index, however, could not hold gains and slipped back into red.
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 579 points at 14,422
Maruti, ITC, Reliance, SBI, Infosys, Satyam, HDFC Bank rise. Nifty up 16 points at 2071.
The NSE Nifty moved in a range of 73 points before settling with a loss of 18 points at 4,395.