Metals, auto and banking shares were in the limelight in this session; the FMCG pack, however, ended lower.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
The 30-share Sensex ended 117 points higher at 26,560 and the 50-share Nifty gained 31 points to end at 7,936.
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
BSE Sensex ended at 25,549.72 up by 321 points or 1.27% and the Nifty ended 7624.40 up by 97.75 points or 1.30%.
Reliance Industries and ONGC were down 4-6% each contributing the most to the Sensex losses
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 46 points lower at 24,824 and Nifty50 settled at 7,555, down by 8 points after hitting intra-day high of 7,600.45.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 292 points at 29,571 and the 50-share Nifty closed up 75 points at 8,910.
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BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
Sensex ended strong, Tata Steel, HUL climb higher.
The 30-share Sensex closed at 27,112 up by 481 points whereas the Nifty ended higher by 139 points at 8,115.
Sensex hit a record high of 27,225.85 and Nifty hit a record high of 8,141.90 in the intra-day trades today.
Weak GDP data and unfaouvrable global data has pulled down Sensex, Nifty.
Sensex ended at 26,272 up 125 points and Nifty ended at 7,831 up by 35 points.
Rate sensitive sectors rallied the most led by banks while metals surged on rebound in commodity prices
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Jindal Steel and Power was the top loser down 10% followed by Hindalco, Tata Steel, Tata Power which ended down between 0.5-3% each.
The 30-share Sensex surged 299 points to close at 28,736 and the 50-share Nifty gained 90 points to end at 8,723.
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
Sensex rises, Nifty ends at record high; RIL shares rally.
Benchmark share indices ended at record closing highs, amid a volatile trading session on Monday, with IT majors leading the gains.
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The market players are expected to react to the better than expected factory output data for the month of August, which revealed that the industrial production grew by 6.4%.
The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
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The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 61 points at 29,122 mark and the 50-share Nifty slipped by 12 points to close at 8,797.
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The market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 2,086 shares declining and 893 shares advancing.
FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
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