Most Asian markets were trading weak on Monday.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
The regional fallout could continue.
In the past two weeks China has cut interest rates.
Shanghai's benchmark share index plunged below 4,000 points for the first time since April
BSE Bankex, Healthcare, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables ended higher.
Positive cues from the global market front aided the rally.
The breakdown of talks between Greece and its international creditors raised fears of Greece's exit from the euro zone.
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The broader markets traded positively with mid-caps and small-caps rising 0.5 per cent each on the BSE.
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
Banks stocks continued to trade weak along with FMCG major ITC.
Markets closed the day in green on favourable domestic factors,
Markets ended higher for the second straight session mainly on the back of upbeat corporate earnings.
Financials were the top losers while oil shares also declined amid weak crude oil prices.
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 286 points to close at 24,539 and the Nifty50 lost 100 points to end at 7,456.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 224 points at 28,442 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 101 points at 8,606.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 245 points at 28,799 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 81 points at 8,750
Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
The Sensex closed higher by 170 points at 26,128 and the Nifty rose 59 points to end at 7,943.
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 604 points at 28,845 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 181 points at 8,757. The Bank Nifty ended down 602 points at 19,146.
Sensex in green, midcaps, smallcaps fail to show up; bluechips rule.
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 140 points at 28,262 and the 50-share Nifty was up 37 points at 8,551.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
Infosys, TCS, HUL and Reliance Industries were the top gainers of the day.
HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
It is too early to say if we have seen the "final" bottom to these stocks in August 2013 or if another attempt to test them will be made before or just after elections, says Sonali Ranade.
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 FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
On a weekly basis, the Sensex climbed 749.86 points or 2.69 per cent and the NSE Nifty soared 237.10 points or 2.76 per cent
On the sectoral front, rate-sensitive sectors such as Bankex and Auto gained by 1% and 0.7% respectively while BSE Consumer Durables gained 1.4%.
The upcoming July derivatives expiry later in the week would also add some volatility to the market proceedings.
Sensex closed 63.82 points higher at 26,851.05 in Muhurat trading; Nifty rises 18.65 points to end at 8,014.55.
Consequences of China's efforts to stabilise its equity markets after three weeks of declines, which wiped out some 30 per cent of the value is far more importance to the world, says Clyde Russell.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 115 points to end at 24,338 and the Nifty50 climbed 42 points to close at 7,404.
Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
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