The 50-stock NSE barometer Nifty finished 22.50 points, or 0.21 per cent, down at 10,526.20
Oil & gas, banking and pharma sector stocks stole the show
The broader NSE Nifty gained 22 points to 10,480.60
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.
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
Metal stocks lose ground with Hindalco, Tata Steel, Sesa Sterlite down 4-10%.
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
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 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 S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices under-performed to lose 0.8% and 1.6%
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
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
The S&P BSE Sensex dropped 207 points to end at 25,230.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
Metal stocks were trading under pressure while IT, auto, realty stocks gained in today's deals
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap added over 1% to finish at record closing high
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.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively.
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.
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.
Bajaj Auto was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.95 per cent followed by Maruti Suzuki at 2.69 per cent.
The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 52.80 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 10,530.70
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
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.
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.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap outperformed the frontline indices to gain 0.2% and 0.3%
Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs
Markets extended gains for the fourth consecutive day tracking gains in banks, capital goods and oil and gas majors.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market turned negative from positive
Pharma shares were the top gainers led by Lupin after the company received EIR from USFDA for its Goa facility
The 50-share NSE Nifty slipped below the 8,200-mark to touch a low of 8,154.45, but settled at 8,170.80, down 90.95 points, or 1.10 per cent
The sentiment-driven rally also got support from stock specific earning results and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement that the Centre will step up reforms to attract more investment and fill up infrastructure deficit.
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 42 points to close at 25,838 and the Nifty50 lost 13 points to end at 7,899.
It is too early to say if we have seen the "final" bottom to these stocks in August 2013 or if another attempt to test them will be made before or just after elections, says Sonali Ranade.
Profit taking in index heavweights RIL and HDFC weighed on sentiment while ICICI Bank surged 7%.
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