The index, however, could not hold gains and slipped into negative zone by mid-noon trades. Aggressive profit-taking in the market saw the index slip to 19,338 -- down 581 points from the day's high. The NSE Nifty ended at 5,786, down 61 points.
The Nifty gained 73 points to close at 5,569.
The stock market benchmark Sensex on Monday crossed the psychologically gratifying 19,000- mark in a record four trading sessions on frantic buying in a number of front-line stocks.
The market breadth was fairly positive -- out of 2,837 stocks traded, 1,813 advanced, 968 declined and 56 were unchanged on Tuesday.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,529, up 32 points.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,389, up 30 points.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,209, up 101 points.
The broader NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,600.25 and 10,491.45 points, ended the last session of Samvat 2074 with a rise of 6 points, or 0.06 per cent, to end at 10,530.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,402, up 46 points.
Sensex sinks into red at close on growth concerns.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 22 points at 15,295.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,446, up 59 points.
Even though stocks may remain volatile in the run-up to the polls, as political parties stitch up alliances, the long-term trajectory for the markets remains bullish.
The NSE Nifty ended up 35 points at 4,249.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 66 points 14,610.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 99 points at 15,094. The index touched a high of 15,349, and a low of 15,056. Sensex ended up 294 points. HDFC, ICICI Bank, Wipro, Bharti Airtel, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance, ITC, L&T, ACC,Tata Motors, Ambuja Cements and TCS were major gainers. Tata Steel, Reliance Energy and Jaiprakash Associates were major losers. Reliance topped the value chart with a turnover of Rs 202 crore, followed by GSS America and Reliance Natural Resources.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 90 points at 14,217
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 20 points at 13,949
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 158 points at 13,954.
The Sensex opened a tad higher at 13,772 - up seven points.
The NSE Nifty gained 57 points to close at 4,142.
The BSE Sensex opened with a negative gap of 90 points at 13,034
The Sensex opened 30 points higher at 12,736.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 102 points at 12,747
The NSE Nifty closed at 3,638, down 133 points.
Sun Pharma was the biggest loser among Sensex components, plunging 3.94 per cent, followed by Tata Steel falling 3.12 per cent.
The Sensex rallied to a high of 12,760, before settling with a gain of 282 points (2.3%) at 12,697.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap 54 points at 13,704.
The Sensex has dropped below the 10,700-mark, and is now at the day's low at 10,686 - down 49 points.
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The index touched a low of 14,026, before settling with a loss of 168 points at 14,041.