Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
The NSE Nifty, which dipped below the key 10,800-mark to touch a low of 10,755.40, bounced back on late buying to close at 10,817.70, up 9.65 points, or 0.09 per cent.
The winter session of Parliament will commence on November 26.
The Bangladeshi prime minister said that India's sudden decision to stop onion exports has led to a bit of difficulty for her countrymen.
Metal stocks were trading under pressure while IT, auto, realty stocks gained in today's deals
The session was marked by volatility and stock-specific action, even as the overall sentiment remains risk-averse, brokers said.
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The protests brought home the fact that the Sri Lankan public is in no mood for halfway measures, as voices against Rajapaksa 'family rule' and 'securitisation' of the civilian administration began sidestepping the more critical economic crisis, affecting the nation and afflicting the individual, observes Sri Lanka watcher N Sathiya Moorthy.
Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
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Equity benchmarks erased early gains after realty, capital goods, teck, auto, PSU, IT, power and bankex counters came under selling pressure, falling up to 1.28 per cent.
The NSE Nifty went past the 8,600-mark for the first time since November 1.
The NSE Nifty too ended 58.60 points, or 0.54 per cent, higher at 10,967.30 after shuttling between 10,985.15 and 10,928 during the session.
About 1,556 shares have advanced, 1,211 shares declined, and 182 shares are unchanged.
The NSE Nifty settled the day 93.20 points or 0.88 per cent lower at 10,452.30 after shuttling between 10,612.90 and 10,434.05.
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The NSE Nifty settled the day 38.85 points or 0.37 per cent lower at 10,500.90 after shuttling between 10,590.55 and 10,456.65, intra-day.
The NSE Nifty too recovered over 100 points, or 0.96 per cent, to end at 10,576.85.
The 30-share Sensex, after opening on a strong footing, continued its upward march to hit an all-time high of 35,827.70. The NSE Nifty also hit a record intra-day high of 10,975.10, before finishing at 10,966.20, up 71.50 points.
The sentiment-driven rally also got support from stock specific earning results and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement that the Centre will step up reforms to attract more investment and fill up infrastructure deficit.
Geo-political concerns over death of a Saudi journalist, Brexit and likely breach in Italy's budget also kept investors cautious.
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The 50-share NSE Nifty settled lower by 76.05 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 8,615.25
Out of 30 Sensex shares, 19 ended lower while 11 gained
Colombo can handle more container traffic than all of India's ports put together. For a country with a long maritime tradition, this is a pathetic state of affairs, saya T N Ninan.
The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
Investors have turned cautious ahead of the policy meetings of central banks in Japan and the US
Of the 30-share Sensex, 13 ended higher, while 17 led by Power Grid, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, NTPC, Tata Motors, Dr Reddy's, M&M, GAIL, Infosys and L&T finished lower, fell by up to 2.40 per cent
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
Domestic market is losing its trend to rate sensitive stocks post the announcement of the new RBI governor who is likely to maintain a cautious stance on interest rate cut
Financials were the top gainers lead by private lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
The broader NSE Nifty too reclaimed the key 11,500-mark. It touched a high of 11,562.25, before finally settling at 11,536.90, showing a gain of 59.95 points, or 0.52 per cent.
The 50-issue Nifty fell 29.60 points or 0.34 per cent to close at 8,642.55
The Sensex has now lost 878.32 points in six sessions -- its longest string of losses in six months.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
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
Combined debt-equity ratio of top companies declines but interest expenses outgrow profits.
Textile and telecom shares have gained ahead of the Cabinet meet later today which is likely to announce new measures for both the sectors.
Heaping praises on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's leadership for not only driving industrial growth but also boosting rural development, Ratan Tata on Wednesday said the Tata Group will partner the state in providing transportation into the hinterlands.
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