TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
'We saw people tripping over each other, running, screaming.' 'You could see people running with their daily briefcase despite suffering deep cuts and blood pouring from them.'
Metal stocks also had a good session, with JSW Steel zooming by 7%, and Tata Steel and Nalco gaining about 3% each.
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 market breadth in BSE remains healthy with 1,829 shares advancing and 721 shares declining
BSE Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 10499.86 and CNX Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 12672.85 levels.
The 30-share Sensex closed down 115 points at 28,444 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 31 points at 8,524.
TCS, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma,Tata Motors and HDFC among the top losers for the day
Markets ended their lowest close in 2015 on fears of FII outflows as the US Fed may hike rates.
In his Budget speech, the finance minister said: "We propose to facilitate higher investment in affordable housing. Affordable housing will now be given infrastructure status, which will enable these projects to avail the associated benefits."
BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap lost 2.5% and 3.1% after oil prices soared
Reliance Retail's shareholders will get one share of its listed parent, Reliance Industries, in exchange for every four shares, according to the scheme of arrangement.
The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883
The market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 2,086 shares declining and 893 shares advancing.
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
In the broader markets, the mid and smallcap indices were up 0.3% each, underperforming the BSE benchmark index which gained 0.5%.
Investors brace up ahead of the key macrodata- IIP and CPI numbers due to be unveiled tomorrow.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
On Wednesday, the rupee had dropped by 26 paise.
Investors not stop their SIPs or STPs due to election-related uncertainty.
The broader NSE Nifty slipped below the 10,500-mark by falling 103 points, or 0.97 per cent, at 10,482.20. It touched a high of 10,645.50 and a low of 10,464.05 during the day.
8 out of 12 sectoral indices closed in red with BSE IT and Healthcare indices losing 0.5%.
Analysts attribute this volatility to selling by FPIs and FIIs.
Telecom shares rallied on hopes that they would hike tariffs after huge investments to acquire spectrum.
Over the past four quarters, the Sensex companies' earnings trajectory has improved sharply because of a weak rupee.
Short-covering and the propping up of net asset values have potential to boost frontline as well as second-rung names next week
Markets surged on hopes that the exit polls would show that the BJP winning majority in the general elections.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 248 points at a record closing high of 27,346.
IT majors along with metal names Sesa Goa and Hindalco buck trend.
The total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative value of all listed stocks on BSE, slumped by over Rs 7 lakh crore during the torrid week.
Markets taking cue on future rate cuts from RBI policy.
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Bigger and broader indices do relatively poorly as investors get selective; experts see opportunity if scrips chosen with care.
Broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indces slipping 0.8%-1.1%
The Nifty had hit its third successive record high of 7,922.70 today.
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