Infosys, TCS, HUL and Reliance Industries were the top gainers of the day.
Sensex closed over 118 points down on Thursday.
Stocks reeled under huge losses on Thursday as the benchmark Sensex plunged sharply by over 465 points, the biggest single-day fall in three months, after India carried out "surgical strikes" on Wednesday night on terror launch pads across the Line of Control.
The BSE Sensex was down 326 points at 23,277 and the Nifty was down 107 points at 7,056.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 18 points at 11,104. Fresh buying in the early deals saw the index rally to a high of 11,140
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,397.60 and 10,279.35 points, ended 47 points, or 0.45 per cent lower at 10,301.05.
The BSE Sensex gained 104.63 points to end at 33,147.13, while the broader Nifty spurted 48.45 points to finish at 10,343.80.
Tracking gains in bluechip stocks, investors were also seen building up position in broader markets, lifting the small-cap and mid-cap indices by 0.83 and 0.15 per cent
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices underperformed the largecaps and ended over 1% lower.
The fall came on the back of a massive selloff in NBFCs, led by DHFL which skidded over 50 per cent on fears of a liquidity crisis.
Another year of strong performance by these export-oriented sectors likely as US economy revives and rupee is expected to be under pressure.
Sensex ended up 41 points at 29,136 and Nifty gained 4 pts to 8,809.
The top gainers on the Sensex are Gail(India), HDFC, Infosys.
Results of some blue-chip companies exceeded expectations, providing additional thrust, traders said.
Sun Pharma emerged as the star performer and closed 4.03 per cent up at Rs 675.45, while Cipla rallied 1.58 per cent to Rs 592.60.
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
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Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
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
The NPPA letter was issued to GSK on Wednesday.
Yes Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.76 per cent, followed by SBI at 3.18 per cent.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Fear factors weights on markets, Sensex, Nifty struggle to keep pace.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 115 points to end at 24,338 and the Nifty50 climbed 42 points to close at 7,404.
Sensex is trading firm; FMCG, real estate going strong.
Profit-booking by participants in view of the domestic markets' recent record-setting run fuelled the downtrend
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Quick Heal Technologies which got listed in February has taken the steepest hit as its shares have slumped 31 per cent against its IPO price.
Covering-up of pending short positions on expiry of the July derivatives contracts and a strengthening rupee propped up the markets at high levels
The Sensex ended down 134 points at 28,559 and the Nifty ended 35 points lower at 8,554
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Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
The 50-share NSE Nifty too closed down 168.30 points, or 1.58 per cent, at 10,498.25 -- a level last seen on January 3 when it closed at 10,443.20.
Small- and mid-cap stocks continued facing selling pressure due to stretched valuations.
The 50-share NSE Nifty settled lower by 76.05 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 8,615.25
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
BSE Power, Healthcare, Capital Goods, FMCG and Metal indices gained between 0.6-1%.
The broader markets ended mixed with mid-caps gaining 0.1 per cent and small-caps falling 0.1 per cent on the BSE.
The broader markets ended negatively with mid-caps and small-caps shedding 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
The wider NSE Nifty touched a low of 10,652.40 before finishing at 10,671.40, showing a loss of 97.75 points, or 0.91 per cent.
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