Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
Capital Goods shares ended mixed on the back of weak IIP numbers. L&T ended down 0.7% while BHEL ended with marginal gains.
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
The breakdown of talks between Greece and its international creditors raised fears of Greece's exit from the euro zone.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
The Survey shows fiscal consolidation despite slowdown in growth.
Banks stocks continued to trade weak along with FMCG major ITC.
The local markets are expected to react to global triggers until the government announces the Union Budget.
Financials were the top losers while oil shares also declined amid weak crude oil prices.
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 286 points to close at 24,539 and the Nifty50 lost 100 points to end at 7,456.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 245 points at 28,799 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 81 points at 8,750
Telecom shares rallied on hopes that they would hike tariffs after huge investments to acquire spectrum.
Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 604 points at 28,845 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 181 points at 8,757. The Bank Nifty ended down 602 points at 19,146.
Sensex in green, midcaps, smallcaps fail to show up; bluechips rule.
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 305 points to end at 25,400 and the Nifty50 dropped 87 points at 7,783.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
Sensex, Nifty have lost about 6%, against 0.5-5% decline in other key Asian indices.
Sensex closed 63.82 points higher at 26,851.05 in Muhurat trading; Nifty rises 18.65 points to end at 8,014.55.
Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
IT majors along with metal names Sesa Goa and Hindalco buck trend.
Decline in the rupee coupled with a slide in the crude oil prices have dented the sentiments.
The 30-share Sensex lost 54 points at end at 27,086 and 50-share Nifty shed 19 points to close at 8,096.
The Sensex ended above 27,000 for the first time while the Nifty topped 8,100.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 115 points to end at 24,338 and the Nifty50 climbed 42 points to close at 7,404.
Sun Pharma was the top gainer after SPARC received Sebi nod to raise up to Rs.250 crore through a rights issue
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
ICICI Bank, SBI, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank dipped between 1-2% each.
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Among the private banking majors ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were down 0.2%-0.5% each.
ONGC was the top gainer which surged over 4% followed by Axis, SBI, CIL
The 30-share Sensex ended up 12 points at 28,517 while the 50-share Nifty ended nearly unchanged at 8,660.
Infosys, Tata Motors, ONGC, TCS and GAIL are the top 5 losers.
Investors accumulated quality stocks at valuable and attractive levels.
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said the monsoon this year is expected to be 'above normal.'
