Tata Motors was the worst performer on the Sensex, plummeting 10.32 per cent to Rs 436.55 after the company reported a steep 96.22 per cent decline in consolidated net profit for the December quarter.
Weak monsoon forecast rekindled fears of higher inflation.
The broader markets, however, outperformed their larger peers.
But the 30-share Sensex rose by 141.52 points, or 0.41 per cent, to close at 34,297.47. The broader NSE Nifty gained 44.60- points, or 0.42 per cent, to end at 10,545.50 after touching a high of 10,618.10.
Nifty is likely to remain under selling pressure unless and until it breach the 7,700-7,720 levels on closing basis.
The trend was visible in the early trade on Thursday as investors indulged in trimming their bets after the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's September meeting indicated a possible rate hike this year.
On a weekly basis, the Sensex climbed 749.86 points or 2.69 per cent and the NSE Nifty soared 237.10 points or 2.76 per cent
HUL, ITC, Nestle, Colgate, Dabur, Britannia, Asian Paints, P&G are trading at nearly 48 times. The previous record high was 53 times at the end of March 1994.
Bloomberg estimates revenue at Rs 25,328 crore, up 4.6per cent sequentially and EBITDA margin of 27.2per cent
The BSE Realty Index is on a downhill journey.
Most Asian markets ended with gains.
RIL, HDFC twins, M&M, Infosys among the top losers for the day.
The 30-share Sensex closed up 34 points at 27,831 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 15 points at 8,356.
With mutual funds, promoters turning net-buyers, foreign investors may have to bid up prices to raise holdings.
Macro economic environment in India is expected to improve further and drive the BSE index, Sensex, to 33,500 by December-end.
The total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative value of all listed stocks on BSE, slumped by over Rs 7 lakh crore during the torrid week.
Sensex climbs higher on favourable global cues.
The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 52.80 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 10,530.70
The benchmark Sensex gained 4,642.84 points, or 16.%, while the broader NSE Nifty surged 1,572.85 points, or 18.20% during this period.
Investors indulged in profit booking at attractive and higher valuations
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The benchmark has gained 2 per cent this week on continued hopes the incoming Narendra Modi government would unveil substantial economic reforms.
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Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
Sensex ends lower; govt schemes in focus.
Many analysts find market expensive, even at current levels.
Sensex rises, Nifty holds 8,900; FMCG, Pharma shares lead.
'We are in the middle of an unprecedented SIP revolution.' 'Monthly inflow through SIPs will be Rs 15,000 crore to Rs 20,000 crore soon.' 'Traditional avenues of Indian savings like bank fixed deposits, gold or real estate are no longer attractive to invest.'
Going by the current pace, IT firms are likely to exceed the manufacturing sector in salary payouts over the next five years.
Nifty snaps 10-day winning streak
The 30-share Sensex is up 253 points at 29,263 and the 50-share Nifty has gained 68 points at 8,829.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 160 points to close at 25,262.
Investors turn their attention to export-driven sectors.
Combined net profit estimated to grow 14.6% year-on-year, against a 5.7% decline in the Dec 2015 quarter
Markets will be closed on Thursday and Friday on account of Holi and Good Friday, respectively.
Contrarian stocks can help investors generate much higher returns than buying shares of companies that have shown consistent high growth for years.
Mid-caps in cyclical sectors such as cement, financials and capital goods estimated to earn much more
The country must get its act on global alliances right in order to feed its fuel-hungry economy, points out Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.
Experts tell Ujjval Jauhari that investors need to be careful in picking stocks given high valuations and with markets possibly ignoring potential risks
Only six sectors are likely to report good set of numbers in Q4 FY15.
Brokers like Vasudevan are struggling to keep themselves in tune with this super-informed, new-generation retail investor.
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said the monsoon this year is expected to be 'above normal.'
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