Broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap index adding 0.7%, while S&P BSE Smallcap index gained 0.6%.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
The broader NSE Nifty gained 22 points to 10,480.60
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Sun Pharma was by far the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 8.13 per cent, followed by Dr Reddy's at 4.92 per cent.
The BSE Sensex zoomed 318 points to end at 33,351.57, while the broader Nifty spurted 88 points to 10,242.65.
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices under-performed to lose 0.8% and 1.6%
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
Aviation companies were in focus with all the three airliners SpiceJet, InterGlobe Aviation and Jet Airways adding in the range of 2% to 3% on the BSE
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices added 0.5% and 0.7%, respectively
Metal stocks lose ground with Hindalco, Tata Steel, Sesa Sterlite down 4-10%.
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.
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.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap added over 1% to finish at record closing high
The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 207 points to end at 25,230.
Bajaj Auto was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.95 per cent followed by Maruti Suzuki at 2.69 per cent.
Gains in key IT, capital goods, healthcare and metal stocks, after consistent buying by domestic and foreign investors, helped both the key indices to scale new peaks.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively.
The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 52.80 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 10,530.70
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.
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.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
The breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, was slightly positive
The S&P BSE Midcap and S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.4% and 1%, respectively
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap outperformed the frontline indices to gain 0.2% and 0.3%
At the close, the 50-share NSE Nifty was at 8,611.15, up 19.90 points, or 0.23 per cent, after moving between 8,637.15 and 8,555.20.
TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs
Next set of Q4 FY16 earnings, progress of monsoon along with election poll outcome will dictate market trend this week
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market turned negative from positive
Markets extended gains for the fourth consecutive day tracking gains in banks, capital goods and oil and gas majors.
Pharma shares were the top gainers led by Lupin after the company received EIR from USFDA for its Goa facility
The broader Nifty too fell for the second straight session and closed with a loss of over 62 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 11,520.30, after hovering between 11,496.85 and 11,602.55.
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.
The broader Nifty, after touching a high (intra-day) of 10,555.50 points, finished at 10,539.75, up 84.80 points, or 0.81 per cent.
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