Benchmark share indices ended flat amid lack of investor participation even as gains in IT majors ahead of their second quarter earnings helped capped downside.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
Investors brace up ahead of the key macrodata- IIP and CPI numbers due to be unveiled tomorrow.
Equity benchmarks began the week on a downbeat note on Monday, weighed by heavy selling in market heavyweight Reliance Industries and persisting weakness in global bourses. The rupee plunged to its lifetime low against the US dollar amid unabated foreign fund outflows, underscoring the risk-off sentiment prevailing globally as central banks embark on policy tightening to tame soaring inflation. Slipping for the second straight session, the 30-share BSE Sensex shed 364.91 points or 0.67 per cent to close at 54,470.67.
Index heavyweights ITC was the top gainer along with RIL and HDFC
ICICI Bank was the top loser along with index heavyweights RIL, ITC and HDFC.
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 119 points to close at 27,977 and the Nifty50 dropped 45 points to finish at 8,591.
Financial shares were among the top gainers with HDFC leading the gains.
Rate sensitive sectors were among the top gainers with Tata Motors and ICICI Bank leading the gains on the Sensex.
Bank Nifty pared all its intraday gains to end over 1% lower led by losses in BoB, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Bank of India
Markets finished the session on a dismal note with Sensex closing at its lowest level since August 2014.
The Nifty lost 45 points to settle for the day at 5,348, up 19 points from the day's low of 5,329.
the Sensex lost 23 points to close at 28,185 levels and the Nifty shed 7 points to end at 8,515 mark.
IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying over 7 per cent, followed by SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC twins, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finserv and UltraTech Cement. NSE Nifty soared 245.35 points to 14,923.15.
The S&P BSE Sensex has gained 149 points to open at 25,802.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 128 points to end at 25,102.
The decline was led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries along with ITC and HDFC.
The progress of the GST Bill in Parliament is also likely to remain in focus
Sensex is trading firm; FMCG, real estate going strong.
ITC, Sun Pharma, Cipla and Tata Steel were top gainers on BSE Sensex
BSE Power, Healthcare, Capital Goods, FMCG and Metal indices gained between 0.6-1%.
ONGC was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying around 5 per cent, followed by NTPC, Reliance Industries, IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank and PowerGrid. NSE Nifty rose 115.35 points to reclaim 15,000 level.
TCS, Bajaj Auto, Adani Ports and Cipla were the top gainers on BSE Sensex while Coal India, GAIL, Dr Reddy's and Infosys lost the most on the index.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 364 points to end at 24,607 and the Nifty50 soared 107 points to close at 7,476.
Capital goods and banking stocks catapulted the indices.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
Bharti Airtel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 4 per cent, followed by Tech Mahindra, HDFC, Kotak Bank, M&M and HCL Tech. NSE Nifty advanced 21.85 points to 16,280.10.
Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
Among other stocks, IT firm Mphasis today reported a 15.30% increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 184.72 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed 318 points at 24,455 and the Nifty50 shed 99 points to end at 7,438.
The Nifty has gained 2.6% so far this week, while the Sensex has climbed 2.85%
Decline in the rupee coupled with a slide in the crude oil prices have dented the sentiments.
Profit taking in index heavweights RIL and HDFC weighed on sentiment while ICICI Bank surged 7%.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 214 points at 27,890 and the 50-share Nifty closed up 52 points at 8,430.
IT majors weakened ahead of the September US jobs data and telecom stocks ended lower
Investors will remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
Banking shares saw a renewed buying interest on the hopes of a rate-cut by the central bank post the easing of macro-economic data.
The Sensex opened with a huge positive gap of 92 points at 20,393, and dropped to a low of 20,077 in early deals.
Sensex,Nifty to remain under pressure through the week.
The 30-share Sensex ended in the red.
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