Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Banks and realty among the most hit on account of high borrowing costs.
Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
'Kerala isn't as dependent on agriculture like Bihar or Odisha or even other southern states.' 'Economic losses would not be too intense, unlike other states.' 'The floods could, at best, impact India Inc's earnings for a quarter or two.'
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
Markets across the globe are rallying on hopes that the US Federal Reserve won't lift interest rates until 2016.
Barely a month after breaking covers, the models -- the Jawa, the Jawa 42 and the Perak -- were sold out, reports Shally Seth Mohile.
Even if you get a bit late in buying things you need, it is always better to avoid debt traps, advises Vishwajeet parashar
Tata Steel was the day's worst performer in the Sensex pack, plunging 3.25 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 3.05 per cent.
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.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
The Sensex had bounced back with gains of 94 points or 0.3%
Sectors such as Auto, Banks, Capital Goods, FMCG, Metal, Oil & Gas and Power are trading marginally lower.
The BSE gauge Sensex fell 73.88 points to 35,548.26 and the NSE Nifty slid 17.85 points to 10,799.85, taking cues from tumbling global shares.
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
The bigger worry is that the miss for FY19 is likely to be significant even after assuming macro factors such as crude oil prices, rupee, input costs, and interest rates, do not worsen from the current levels, reports Vishal Chhabria.
Infosys, TCS, HUL and Reliance Industries were the top gainers of the day.
The upbeat earnings from Reliance Industries will set the tone for the truncated week ahead
The rupee's fall against the dollar is bad news for companies which have increased their exposure to foreign currency loans in recent years.
On the sectoral front, rate-sensitive sectors such as Bankex and Auto gained by 1% and 0.7% respectively while BSE Consumer Durables gained 1.4%.
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.
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The broader markets, however, outperformed their larger peers.
Auto stocks are weighing on the indices.
Rather than focussing on manufacturing, Indian companies need to concentrate on conceiving, designing and branding products.
Jindal Steel and Power was the top loser down 10% followed by Hindalco, Tata Steel, Tata Power which ended down between 0.5-3% each.
For the traditionalists, wars on Twitter and Facebook smack of immaturity.
Top gainers among the S&P BSE Sensex include GAIL, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Bharti Airtel, all edging up by 1% in late morning deals
The broader NSE Nifty closed below the 10,600 mark by plunging 98.15 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 11,582.35 after shuttling between 11,567.40 and 11,751.80.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in Indian equities worth Rs 277.92 crore on Tuesday
Tracking gains in bluechip stocks, investors were also seen building up position in broader markets, lifting the small-cap and mid-cap indices by 0.83 and 0.15 per cent
World Bank lowered its global economic growth outlook for 2016 to 2.9% from 3.3% earlier.
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged about 241 points to end at 35,165.48 and the NSE Nifty gained 84 points to close at 10,688.65.
The top gainers on the Sensex are Gail(India), HDFC, Infosys.
Tata Steel, SBI, Infosys and L&T were among the top gainers for the day.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
Pharma major Lupin and mortgage lender HDFC were the top losers.
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