A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
Index heavyweights were the top losers along with bank shares.
The positive bias was aided by metal, realty and auto indices
The Sensex ended 229 points down at 27,602 and the Nifty ended down 63 points at 8,293.
BSE Auto was the top sectoral loser with a 4.6% fall followed by realty sector down 3.7% and consumer durables 3.6% post disappointing IIP numbers
Wipro, Steel Authority of India, HDFC Bank, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Bharat Heavy Electricals and Reliance Commnications among companies reporting a decline in headcount in FY17.
While far from being a currency war, India does not have much of an option but to depreciate to accommodate its exports at a time when China shows its intent to let its currency depreciate.
Earning numbers of blue-chips, including ITC and SBI, due tomorrow.
The BSE Sensex zoomed 318 points to end at 33,351.57, while the broader Nifty spurted 88 points to 10,242.65.
Vastu Housing Finance is trying to leverage technology to distinguish itself in a crowded space.
Profit booking in realty, oil and gas, capital goods, power and metal stocks pulled the index down to the day's low of 25,347.33 points.
The Sensex took less than two years to rally from the 10,000-mark it first hit in February 2006 to double that on that New Year's Eve.
India has been ranked at 142 among 189 countries in the latest World Bank's "Ease of Doing Business" report, a drop by two places from the last year's ranking.
The Sensex ended up 244 points at 28,504 on strong global cues.
Financial shares were the top losers.
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Most of the session's gains for both the indices were wiped out as investors rushed to book profits ahead of F&O expiry on Thursday and also due to concerns over stretched valuations.
Barely a month after breaking covers, the models -- the Jawa, the Jawa 42 and the Perak -- were sold out, reports Shally Seth Mohile.
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
ITC, Sun Pharma, HDFC and Coal India were among the top gainers.
In the broader market, the BSE Midcap was down 0.2%, while BSE Smallcap fell 0.1%.
Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
Sensex may remain under pressure this week due to weak global factors.
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
Markets closed in the red on domestic worries.
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Markets ended lower on profit taking ahead of June F&O expiry.
The Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.
The benchmark Nifty rallied 1,000 points or 17% from 7,000 in 78 trading sessions since May 12, till date to surpass the 8,000 mark.
The 30-share Sensex closed down 114 points at 28,622 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 37 points at 8,686.
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
Sun Pharma dipped 2% to Rs 615 on the BSE, its lowest level since November 9, 2016
The 30-share Sensex surged 299 points to close at 28,736 and the 50-share Nifty gained 90 points to end at 8,723.
With no payments coming in, HAL for the first time ever taken a bank loan of Rs 7.81 billion.
The 50-share NSE Nifty slipped below the 8,200-mark to touch a low of 8,154.45, but settled at 8,170.80, down 90.95 points, or 1.10 per cent
Benchmark share indices opened lower on Monday, amid weak global cues, as investors turned cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve stance on interest rate.
Investors booked profits at higher levels despite the growth oriented Budget.
The top losers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, Coal India, Vedanta, Reliance Inds and L&T.
