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The 50-stock NSE barometer Nifty finished 22.50 points, or 0.21 per cent, down at 10,526.20
The 30-share Sensex ended down 245 points at 28,799 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 81 points at 8,750
The 30-share Sensex ended down 414 points at 25,481 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 119 points at 7,603.
Oil & gas, banking and pharma sector stocks stole the show
In line with a weak stock market where benchmark Sensex plunged nearly 300 points, as many as 263 stocks hit their respective one-year lows on BSE on Monday.
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
The BSE Sensex zoomed 318 points to end at 33,351.57, while the broader Nifty spurted 88 points to 10,242.65.
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In the broader market, the BSE Midcap was down 0.2%, while BSE Smallcap fell 0.1%.
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
Midcap stocks continued to remain on buyers' radar with BSE Midcap index up 0.1%.
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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.
While such buying could indicate confidence in the business, investors should do a comprehensive evaluation before getting into the stock.
The NSE Nifty, comprising 50 shares, breached the 8,300-mark for the first time to hit a new lifetime high of 8,330.75.
Analysts cautious on outlook, expect earnings to remain under pressure over medium term.
The BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices pared all intraday gains to end 0.3% and 0.5% lower
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
The 50-issue Nifty fell 29.60 points or 0.34 per cent to close at 8,642.55
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.
After paring some gains, the 30-share index settled at an all-time closing high of 28,008.90, up by 98.84 points, or 0.35 per cent, over the previous close.
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The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
Participants are eagerly waiting for the key macrodata -- IIP and CPI numbers due to be released later today.
Participants are keeping an eye on the Winter Session of Parliament, which started today, and US fiscal policies to be followed by President-elect Donald Trump
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
India's GDP for the three-month period ended September 30 grew 7.4%.
The fall in metal and mining stocks comes on the back of weak Chinese trade data
BSE Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Consumer Durable, TECk, Power and Metal indices declined between 0.5-1%.
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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the United Kingdom are economically made for each other.
Non-resident individuals (NRIs) have also been allowed to apply for the niche banking licence, provided they plan to return to India.
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Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
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