L&T, ONGC and banking scrips power gains in today's trade
Sharp fall in capital goods production and manufacturing activity also dented sentiments.
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 61 points at 29,122 mark and the 50-share Nifty slipped by 12 points to close at 8,797.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC and Infosys were the top Sensex gainers.
Since the Budget announcement on July 5, FIIs have been busy unloading their stock.
The weakness in the rupee and broader markets has led to evaporation in the market cap.
Rate sensitive sectors rallied the most led by banks while metals surged on rebound in commodity prices
Fresh investments by corporates up just 5.8% in FY17, lowest since 1992
Sensex shed 167 points to close at 28,633 and Nifty dropped 55 points to end at 8,695.
Investors were seen in a cheerful mood and widened their positions in frontliners as well as midcap and smallcap stocks to mark the beginning of their new accounts
Markets across the globe gained after China Securities Regulator removed its four-day-old circuit-breaker system.
Infosys, TCS, ICICI Bank and Sun Pharma among the top losers of the hour.
Tata Motors, ONGC, HDFC and TCS were the top gainers.
Sensex in green in afternoon trade.
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The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,543.
Time for approving new fund offers down from 6 months to 2 months; MFs have mobilised Rs 4,000 crore from nearly 30 equity NFOs since October last year.
Investors sinking lump sum money in equities seem to have applied the brakes.
Markets have witnessed a gap down opening mirroring losses in the global equities with US markets taking a hit on worries about the health of Chinese economy.
Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
Markets gained for the second straight session to kick-off the September F&O series on a robust note.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
The average return for the 2,127 companies outside the A-group is 42 per cent
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
The Sensex ended up 380 points at 27,888 and the Nifty advanced 111 points to end five points shy of 8,400.
Indian benchmark indices may witness bouts of volatility this week as traders roll over positions in the derivative segment on expiry of near-month contracts, say experts.
A market correction is a good time to reassess the quality of your portfolio and purge the poor quality names from it, says Ramesh Bukka
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
The Sensex swung over 660 points both ways on alternate bouts of selling and buying before closing the day higher by 97.39 points, or 0.28 per cent.
The Sensex ended down 251 points at 27,351 and the Nifty shed 65 points to close at 8,228.
Investors widened their bets on optimism that upcoming general budget -- to be unveiled next month - would contain incentives for corporates, which will help boost the economy