The NSE Nifty cracked below the 10,800-mark to hit a low of 10,753.05 intra-day, before closing at 10,762.45 with a loss of 59.40 points, or 0.55 per cent.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap outperformed the frontline indices to gain 0.2% and 0.3%
Consequences of China's efforts to stabilise its equity markets after three weeks of declines, which wiped out some 30 per cent of the value is far more importance to the world, says Clyde Russell.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
Fear factors weights on markets, Sensex, Nifty struggle to keep pace.
The broader markets were firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 1-1.4 per cent on the BSE.
BSE Bankex, Healthcare, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables ended higher.
Gains were led by index heavyweights Reliance Industries and Infosys.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed 318 points at 24,455 and the Nifty50 shed 99 points to end at 7,438.
Sensex,Nifty to remain under pressure through the week.
Kotak Mahindra Bank and Vedanta were the top Nifty gainers.
The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
BSE Realty index zoomed by almost 7% followed by counters like Metal, Oil & Gas, Auto, Banks, Auto, Healthcare and Power, all surging between 1-5%.
A rapid fall in crude oil prices has meant the RBI is a year ahead of its inflation-targeting schedule
The US FOMC concludes its two-day meeting today while the Bank of Japan will start its two-day meeting today.
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
The Sensex closed higher by 170 points at 26,128 and the Nifty rose 59 points to end at 7,943.
Custodian banks are selling dollars for their foreign fund clients.
Sensex in green, midcaps, smallcaps fail to show up; bluechips rule.
Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.
Investors have kept their eyes on US-China trade talks and are optimistic about a positive outcome.
OIL, IOC, HPCL, BPCL slipped between 0.1-1.5% each while the oil producing companies such as ONGC (0.1%), RIL (1.5%), GAIL(2.6%) also edged lower.
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, realty and auto witnessed heavy selling pressure ahead of the RBI Monetary policy which is scheduled on September 29.
The Sensex soared 402 points higher to end at 25,720 and the Nifty surged 130 points to close at 7,819.
Markets gained for the second straight session to kick-off the September F&O series on a robust note.
The banking, oil and metal sectors were the top sectoral losers on the BSE, while IT stocks rendered support at lower levels.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 140 points at 28,262 and the 50-share Nifty was up 37 points at 8,551.
Sensex ended at 26,272 up 125 points and Nifty ended at 7,831 up by 35 points.
Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
The upcoming July derivatives expiry later in the week would also add some volatility to the market proceedings.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 159 points at 27,425 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 24 points at 8,299.
BHEL down around 2.4% and Bharti Airtel down around 1.6% were other major losers.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
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