Financials are the top gainers along with index heavyweights.
Sensex closed 63.82 points higher at 26,851.05 in Muhurat trading; Nifty rises 18.65 points to end at 8,014.55.
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The Sensex closed the day at 27,490, higher by 479 points and the Nifty ended at 8331.95, up 150.45 points.
The 30-share Sensex gained 271 points to end at 28,805 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 84 points at 8,712.
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Markets at close: Sensex ends in green; Nifty rises to new closing peak.
IT majors along with metal names Sesa Goa and Hindalco buck trend.
Broad-based buying aided sentiment and the market registers record turnover at Rs 6.86 lakh crore
Investors indulged in buying beaten down blue chips at lower and attractive levels.
Sensex is trading firm; FMCG, real estate going strong.
Markets ended in green on rate cut hope.
Weak monsoon forecast rekindled fears of higher inflation.
The Sensex ended down 134 points at 28,559 and the Nifty ended 35 points lower at 8,554
ICICI Bank, SBI, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank dipped between 1-2% each.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Infosys, Cipla, NTPC, ITC and Lupin
Indian stock markets on Thursday witnessed a record daily turnover of over Rs 5 lakh crore, even as the benchmark Sensex missed its all-time intra-day high by a whisker.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
The Sensex ended at at 27,676, lower by 210 points and the Nifty broke the psychological level of 8,400 to end at 83877 down 70 points.
Sensex, Nifty slightly upbeat, midcaps to rule markets this week.
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.
The Sensex ended above 27,000 for the first time while the Nifty topped 8,100.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 140 points at 28,262 and the 50-share Nifty was up 37 points at 8,551.
Month-end dollar demand from importers resulted in the rupee touching a new all-time low on Wednesday against the dollar.
The 30-share Sensex closed down 115 points at 28,444 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 31 points at 8,524.
Sensex sinks into red at close on growth concerns.
Benchmark share indices ended lower on profit taking after they touched record highs in the previous session.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
Flipkart will need $2 bn annual profit to make Walmart investment viable, which will mean yearly revenue of $100 bn
The report analysed product launches of 2011, their success over three years, and reported 31 of the 14,509 products introduced that year were received well by consumers.
Sun Pharma was the top gainer after SPARC received Sebi nod to raise up to Rs.250 crore through a rights issue
Banks and realty among the most hit on account of high borrowing costs.
Benchmark indices finished higher on hopes of economic reforms
In 10 sessions Sensex rose over 8%
Monsoon is expected to be normal in June.
The broader markets were marginally higher with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 0.1-0.4 per cent on the BSE.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 165 points at 29,044 and the 50-share Nifty gained 54 points to close at 8,834.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
Markets recovered in late trades, amid firm European cues, led by rebound in financials and gains in IT shares.