The broader NSE Nifty plunged 119.15 points, or 1.01 per cent, to 11,709.10.
Indian equity, forex, money and commodity markets will remain closed today on account of Mahashivratri.
Capital goods and banking stocks catapulted the indices.
While Vedanta was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack rallying 4.67 per cent, others included Tata Steel, ONGC, NTPC, Yes Bank, Infosys, Sun Pharma, Bharti Airtel, SBI, Bajaj Finance, L&T and RIL, rising up to 4.13 per cent.
The 30-share Sensex ended flat at 21,833 and 50-share Nifty gained 7 points at 6,524.
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
Reliance up 0.94%, Sun Pharma up 2.85, ICICI Bank up 0.76%, Bharti Airtel up 1.56% and Tata Steel up 2.2% were the top Sensex gainers today.
Axis Bank was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, plunging more than 5 per cent, followed by HDFC, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank and IndusInd Bank. On the other hand, M&M, Infosys, Asian Paints, UltraTech Cement and Tech Mahindra were among the gainers.
HCL Tech was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 4 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank, Infosys, NTPC, Nestle India, TCS and HUL. NSE Nifty surged 337.80 points to 14,845.10.
In the Sensex pack, Hero MotoCorp, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Auto, Maruti and M&M were the top gainers, spurting up to 2.66 per cent.
Coal India and Tata Motors up 1.5% buck the larger market trend.
The gains in IT majors were negated by losses in heavyweights like L&T, ITC, HUL and M&M.
The markets opened on a positive note but became volatile
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Metal stocks outperform posting its biggest single day rally in past two years on hopes revival of Chinese economy.
The markets continue to trade at the higher level on the back of buying in scrips across sectors
Short covering in index heavyweights like HDFC, HDFC Bank and TCS aided the upmove.
The markets have opened on positive note despite of worries in Middle East countries and mixed trade in Asian markets
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Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled 674 points on Friday, weighed by losses in banking stocks as an unabated spike in new coronavirus cases fuelled uncertainty over the economic impact of the pandemic. After hitting a low of 27,500.79 during the day, the 30-share BSE barometer ended 674.36 points or 2.39 per cent lower at 27,590.95. The NSE Nifty shed 170 points, or 2.06 per cent, to finish at 8,083.80.
Benchmark indices weighed down by software and financial shares coupled with weak global cues.
Nifty ends above 8,600; Tata Motors, RIL top leaders
SBI was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 2.40 per cent, followed by Yes Bank, Bharti Airtel, L&T, Sun Pharma, M&M, ICICI Bank, ONGC, RIL, Asian Paints, Vedanta and HUL, which lost up to 2.37 per cent.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Asian Paints and PowerGrid, which rose up to 2.53 per cent.
All the sectoral indices, led by realty, metal, consumer durables and power were trading in the negative zone on Thursday.
Fresh investments by corporates up just 5.8% in FY17, lowest since 1992
Top losers in the Sensex pack included ICICI Bank, Tata Steel, Vedanta, HDFC IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors, RIL and ONGC -- falling up to 4.45 per cent.
Recovery in bluechips and gains in European markets helped the rally.
Benchmark shares indices end flat on Tuesday, amid a volatile trading session, as gains in financials and telecom shares were erased by losses in FMCG and IT stocks. The 30-share Sensex ended up 27 points at 17,426 and the Nifty added nine points at 5,288.
The market breadth in BSE remains healthy with 1,476 shares advancing and 828 shares declining.
Broader market outperformed the headline indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap finishing the day 1.22%, and 1.54% higher, respectively
Tata Steel was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, rising 3.36 per cent, followed by Vedanta, Bajaj Finance, TCS, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, ONGC, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, HDFC, M&M and ITC.
The Sensex finally closed with a huge loss of 271 points (1.3%) at 20,104. The Nifty lost 101 points to close at 6,058.
The markets opened flat but have moved northwards on buying seen in select index pivotals
Broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indces slipping 0.8%-1.1%
Broader markets slump; Realty, Capital Goods among the top sectoral losers.
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