Asian markets were trading mixed with shares in China witnessing profit taking after sharp gains in the previous session.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 8 points at 27,508 and the 50-share Nifty closed 1 point higher at 8,284.
The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.
Institutional investors - both foreign and domestic - lapped up the government's big-ticket share sales on Friday, helping it add nearly Rs 9,000 crore to its revenue kitty.
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Banks, real estate and metal scrips among the top losers.
Capital Goods shares ended mixed on the back of weak IIP numbers. L&T ended down 0.7% while BHEL ended with marginal gains.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 26,190, up by 43 points and Nifty50 settled above 7,950 to end at 7,963, up by 17 points
BSE Bankex, Healthcare, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables ended higher.
The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 305 points to end at 25,400 and the Nifty50 dropped 87 points at 7,783.
Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
Markets ended higher, amid firm global cues, and are on track for third straight day of gains.
The recovery was led by information technology exporters.
In the metal pack, Tata Steel was up 3.7% while Vedanta was up 1.8% .
In the last two months, these stocks have lost nearly a quarter of their market cap.
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Index heavyweights were the top losers along with bank shares.
The 30-share Sensex ended down by 59 points at 27,027 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 7 points at 8,087.
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The 30-share Sensex ended down 245 points at 28,799 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 81 points at 8,750
The 30-share Sensex ended up 165 points at 29,044 and the 50-share Nifty gained 54 points to close at 8,834.
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The broader markets ended mixed with mid-caps gaining 0.1 per cent and small-caps falling 0.1 per cent on the BSE.
Banks and realty among the most hit on account of high borrowing costs.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 30 points.
The broader markets ended negatively with mid-caps and small-caps shedding 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
Caution prevailed across the bourses ahead of the Union Budget.
The main losers on the Sensex were Tata Steel, Hero Moto, BHEL, ONGC & Maruti Suzuki.
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Sun Pharma was the top gainer after SPARC received Sebi nod to raise up to Rs.250 crore through a rights issue
However, IT stocks fell on weak growth forecast by Gartner
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The stock market responded to his speech by going up by over two per cent; the rupee also gained in strength, by about 1.45 per cent, against the dollar.
The broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.4% each
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