Investors will maintain a cautious stance.
Markets closed the day in green on favourable domestic factors,
US stocks rose more than 1% on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 coming less than 2% below its record peak set last month.
Among the index heavyweights, Reliance Industries ended down 1.9% while mortage lender HDFC eased 0.2%. FMCG major ITC ended down 1.3%.
Sentiments took a hit after broader Asian markets weakened, following a renewed sell-off on Wall Street on Tuesday as energy shares dropped after crude oil prices plunged to a 13-month low amid weak earnings and US-China trade disputes, fuelling worries about economic growth
Traders said falling crude prices in the global market was a big boost for the economy as it lightens the country's import bill burden, eases inflation and current account deficit concerns.
The broader NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,651.60 and 10.532.70 points on alternate bouts of buying and selling, closed 6.20 points, or 0.06 per cent, down at 10,576.30.
Coal India topped the losers' list in the Sensex pack on Tuesday, falling 2.36 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 2.16 per cent.
Benchmark share indices ended lower for the third straight session as investors turned cautious amid tensions in Iraq even as consumer durables shares stole the limelight tracking rally in gold prices.
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,441.90 and 10,341.90, ended 6.15 points, or 0.06 per cent down at 10,380.45.
Muted quarterly earnings, mixed cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflows added to the volatility
Markets end in the red, midcaps in focus
Most Asian markets ended with gains.
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.
Market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 1,838 declines against 1,218 advances.
Sensex is under pressure due to concerns in the global market.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have performed better than the front-liners
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
The 30-share Sensex lost 54 points at end at 27,086 and 50-share Nifty shed 19 points to close at 8,096.
The NSE 50-share index, after moving between 10,469.90 and 10,395.25, finally concluded at 10,458.65, up 41.50 points
The Sensex swung over 660 points both ways on alternate bouts of selling and buying before closing the day higher by 97.39 points, or 0.28 per cent.
Oil & gas, banking and pharma sector stocks stole the show
While lending rates have been jacked up on an average of 5-10 bps by private sector lenders like HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank since January, almost all the PSBs have been increasing their bulk deposit rates in the range of 15 bps to 125 bps.
Infosys, TCS, ICICI Bank and Sun Pharma among the top losers of the hour.
The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 52.80 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 10,530.70
Sensex climbs higher at close, bluechip stocks in focus.
Sensex firm on favourable GDP numbers for FY16.
Nifty September F&O series ended lower after seven consecutive positive series with Metal Index falling the most
The top losers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, Coal India, Vedanta, Reliance Inds and L&T.
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
Investor sentiment got a boost following remarks from the Russian President Putin that allayed fears of an imminent military conflict in Ukraine
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
Axis Bank emerged as the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 6.62 per cent, followed by SBI at 5.88 per cent.
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged about 241 points to end at 35,165.48 and the NSE Nifty gained 84 points to close at 10,688.65.
Asian markets were trading mixed with shares in China witnessing profit taking after sharp gains in the previous session.
The broader NSE Nifty closed below the 10,600 mark by plunging 98.15 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 11,582.35 after shuttling between 11,567.40 and 11,751.80.
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