The Nifty dropped 10 points to close the day at 5,874.
Financials were the top gainers lead by private lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
Gains in auto shares helped offset losses in select index heavyweights led by Infosys.
However, investors have turned cautious over the likelihood of Britain leaving the European Union.
Textile and telecom shares have gained ahead of the Cabinet meet later today which is likely to announce new measures for both the sectors.
The Nifty ended at 5650, up 23 points. The market breadth was positive. Out of 2964 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1768 advancing stocks as against 1073 declines
Caution prevailed across the bourses ahead of the Union Budget.
The broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices.
Amit Shah's net worth grew 32 per cent to Rs 37.91 crore, mainly due to 80 per cent appreciation in the market value of his securities.
The Nifty shed 18 points to end at 5,420.
Nifty shed nine points to close at 5,541.
Markets ended weak tracking the expiry of April derivative contracts.
Auto stocks led the rally with Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki leading the gains.
The mid- and small-cap indices had a dream run between January 2017 and January 2018 - zooming 48 per cent and 56 per cent, respectively.
Financials were among the top losers along with Sun Pharma and index heavyweight Reliance Industries
Broader markers outperformed their larger peers.
Metals bucked the trend and shone across the board.
The NSE Nifty was down 66 points at 6,080. In the broader markets, the midcaps and the smallcaps indexes were also down 1% each.
The market breadth was neutral.
Markets ended in green on rate cut hope.
Markets end in the red, midcaps in focus
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
Broader markets slump; Realty, Capital Goods among the top sectoral losers.
No stock on BSE Sensex ended in red while only 3 stocks in the broader Nifty50 index settled the day negative
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.83%. The BSE Small-Cap index was currently up 0.8%.
The Sensex has slid 18.5 per cent from its January 2015 peak.
There is polarisation among sectors with IT and healthcare receiving the lion's share of FPI money in the past two quarters.
World Bank lowered its global economic growth outlook for 2016 to 2.9% from 3.3% earlier.
The 30-share Sensex ended down by 59 points at 27,027 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 7 points at 8,087.
The market breadth was positive. Out of 3055 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1503 advanxing stocks as against 1422 declining stocks.
Investors will maintain a cautious stance.
The Nifty added 24 points to close at 5,556.
The Nifty added 15 points to close at 5,532.
The Sensex has hit its lowest level since August 29, 2016 whereas the Nifty hit its lowest level since Sep 12, 2016
The Nifty on the other hand lost 60 points to close the day at 5,138.
Fear factors weights on markets, Sensex, Nifty struggle to keep pace.
The Sensex and the Nifty witnessed biggest one day loss in percentage terms since June 24
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