Markets closed in the red on domestic worries.
Rise in crude oil price and rally in global equities aided the sentiment
Tata Group shares were among the top losers while Adani Ports emerged as the top gainer
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.
Financials were the top losers after sharp gains in the previous session along with ITC
Telecom stocks fell after Mukesh Ambani extended Reliance Jio's free offers till March 2017.
No stock on BSE Sensex ended in red while only 3 stocks in the broader Nifty50 index settled the day negative
Markets end in the red, midcaps in focus
Financials emerged as the top gainers while auto shares rallied on robust September sales
The BSE Sensex was down 326 points at 23,277 and the Nifty was down 107 points at 7,056.
The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 29,008 and 8,767 respectively.
SBI was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding over 1 per cent, followed by HDFC duo, Kotak Bank, PowerGrid and ICICI Bank.
M&M was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying nearly 6 per cent, followed by Bajaj Auto, Titan, Bajaj Finance, HDFC Bank and PowerGrid.
The top gainers on the Sensex are Gail(India), HDFC, Infosys.
ICICI Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding nearly 2 per cent, followed by UltraTech Cement, Asian Paints, ITC, Kotak Bank, Axis Bank and PowerGrid.
Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
India's GDP for the three-month period ended September 30 grew 7.4%.
Titan was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, zooming over 10 per cent, followed by M&M, Maruti, IndusInd Bank, Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, HCL, TCS, Tech Mahindra and ICICI Bank. The NSE Nifty rose 144 points to 17,790.35.
However, investors have turned cautious over the likelihood of Britain leaving the European Union.
The 30 share Sensex ended up 183 points at 27,470 and the 50-share Nifty gained 44 points to close at 8,295.
Reliance Industries was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 1 per cent, followed by ICICI Bank, SBI, HDFC, M&M, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance, Titan and Infosys. NSE Nifty advanced 42.20 points at 15,722.20.
Earning woes drag markets lower; TCS, HUL lead fall.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.83%. The BSE Small-Cap index was currently up 0.8%.
Mid- and small-cap indices have outperformed the frontline benchmarks - the S&P BSE Sensex (up around 10 per cent) and the Nifty50 (13 per cent) - in the first half of calendar year 2021 (H1-CY21) by rallying 26 per cent and 39 per cent, respectively. The trend, analysts believe, is likely to continue in H2-CY21 as well. The outperformance in H1-CY21 comes on the back of improved earnings and strong inflows from the foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) in Indian equities. However, good monsoon so far, gradual opening up of the economy and the pick-up in the pace of vaccination provides support to the market.
Caution prevailed across the bourses ahead of the Union Budget.
The broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices.
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ONGC was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 4 per cent, followed by NTPC, PowerGrid, M&M, Nestle India, SBI and HCL Tech. On the other hand, HUL, Bajaj Auto, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finserv were among the gainers.
The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
Auto stocks led the rally with Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki leading the gains.
ITC was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, tanking over 6 per cent, followed by HUL, Titan, Tata Steel, UltraTech Cement and PowerGrid. On the other hand, Tech Mahindra, L&T, Infosys, Bajaj Finserv, Kotak Bank and HDFC Bank were among the gainers.
Financials and auto stocks were the top losers while energy and IT shares recovered
Financials were among the top losers along with Sun Pharma and index heavyweight Reliance Industries
Financials were the top gainers lead by private lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
IndusInd Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding over 3 per cent, followed by Tata Steel, NTPC, Bharti Airtel, HCL Tech, ICICI Bank, M&M and HDFC Bank. NSE Nifty fell 120.30 points to 15,632.10.
These five stocks, which have lagged the markets over the last two years, have doubled in value since March 23.
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.
The Sensex has hit its lowest level since August 29, 2016 whereas the Nifty hit its lowest level since Sep 12, 2016
There is polarisation among sectors with IT and healthcare receiving the lion's share of FPI money in the past two quarters.
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