Only six sectors are likely to report good set of numbers in Q4 FY15.
Banks, real estate and metal scrips among the top losers.
S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 2% and 1.6% respectively
Nifty snaps 10-day winning streak
Infosys, Wipro and HUL among the top losers for the day.
Shedding its gains from Monday, NIkkei has declined around 0.7% while Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite were trading marginally lower.
The 30-share Sensex stayed in the green for the better part of the session and hit the day's high of 38,297.70 as buying pace gathered momentum towards the fag-end.
Top losers are Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, L&T, ITC, Hero Moto.
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
Top gainers among the S&P BSE Sensex include GAIL, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Bharti Airtel, all edging up by 1% in late morning deals
All Sensex components ended in the red. SBI was the top loser, followed by ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, Titan, Bajaj Auto, TCS and IndusInd Bank.
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
Sensex hit a record high of 27,225.85 and Nifty hit a record high of 8,141.90 in the intra-day trades today.
Shares of ING Vysya Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank rallied by up to 6% on the BSE on reports that Kotak Mahindra Bank in final stages to buy the bank.
Markets under pressure; IT financials grab spotlight.
Tight liquidity will hit over-leveraged and cash-hungry companies, spare conservative ones
The Sensex and the Nifty witnessed biggest one day loss in percentage terms since June 24
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
Sensex closed 63.82 points higher at 26,851.05 in Muhurat trading; Nifty rises 18.65 points to end at 8,014.55.
BSE Sensex ended at 25,549.72 up by 321 points or 1.27% and the Nifty ended 7624.40 up by 97.75 points or 1.30%.
The RBI governor's assurance should give investors enough confidence to start believing in the NBFC sector again, say bankers.
Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
Markets end higher ahead of Fed outcome, China stimulus
Nifty ends above 8,400; TCS, HDFC surge 2%, Bajaj Auto dips 2%.
The broader NSE Nifty too dived by 101.65 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 10,350.15.
Sensex eneded 374 points higher on rate cut expectation from the RBI.
The Sensex ended in red on domestic concerns.
Banking and telecom will see the highest impact of this transition.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
The Sensex was up 70 points and the Nifty was up 20 points led by SBI on robust Q2 earnings.
Banks and realty among the most hit on account of high borrowing costs.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
Sensex, Nifty have lost about 6%, against 0.5-5% decline in other key Asian indices.
Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
The broader Nifty of National Stock Exchange scaled the 10,200 mark intra day before closing at 10,184.85, showing a sizeable gain of 38.30 points, or 0.38 per cent.
ICICI Bank, ONGC and Tata Motors contribute to nearly 50% gain seen on the Nifty.
If the entire amount of Rs 24,000 crore is raised, then it would be the biggest fundraising exercise by any Indian company ever.
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
Instead of getting swayed by market gyrations, investors must stay invested for the long term, advises Sarbajeet K Sen.