In the broader markets, the mid and smallcap indices were up 0.3% each, underperforming the BSE benchmark index which gained 0.5%.
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All the sectoral indices, led by realty, metal, consumer durables and power were trading in the negative zone on Thursday.
Reliance Industries and ONGC were down 4-6% each contributing the most to the Sensex losses
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.
Markets ended lower on Tuesday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as investors turned cautious and booked profit in financials.
Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
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Markets ended lower on profit taking ahead of June F&O expiry.
India is the world's second-biggest sugar producer after Brazil and has been looking to offload a surplus in an already well-supplied world market.
Shares of rate sensitive sectors such as realty, infrastructure, banking and automobiles ended higher ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mid-quarter policy review on June 17.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.83%. The BSE Small-Cap index was currently up 0.8%.
Auto firms are likely to perform better in coming months.
Trai data show the company has no subscribers in Uttar Pradesh East & West and Bihar
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
Broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indces slipping 0.8%-1.1%
The 30-share Sensex ended up 8 points at 27,508 and the 50-share Nifty closed 1 point higher at 8,284.
The top losers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, Coal India, Vedanta, Reliance Inds and L&T.
Rise in investor sentiment, return of risk appetite aid shares across the board
After enduring volatility for the first two months of calendar year 2016 (CY16), global equity markets have recouped some of the losses in March. Jigar Shah, chief executive officer, Maybank Kim Eng Securities, believes the next triggers for the rally will come from a soft landing in China and no recession situation in the US.
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
Mukesh's television unit has been aggressively wrapping up deals with hundreds of small players in a street-by-street effort to conquer that final hurdle in its cable TV drive
Markets extended losses to end 1.5% down on Tuesday, amid weak global cues, after investors turned cautious ahead of key economic data and booked profits in rate sensitive shares while the further fall in the rupee continued to weigh on investor sent.
BSE Bankex, Healthcare, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables ended higher.
Although the markets could see a knee-jerk reaction, they rule out a sharp fall.
Developed markets have performed better than emerging market firms in the top 10 TSR-based rankings, says a BCG report.
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.
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Telecom shares rallied on hopes that they would hike tariffs after huge investments to acquire spectrum.
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The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.
Analysts now expect India Inc to report a decline in both top line and bottom line for the September quarter.
Large and small businesses alike have delivered low-key performances.
An expectation of tax sops in Budget, weakness of dollar and robust tax collection are adding positive sentiment
The S&P BSE Sensex has rallied about 28 per cent in 2014, after formation of a stable government at the Centre.
The market players are expected to react to the better than expected factory output data for the month of August, which revealed that the industrial production grew by 6.4%.
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