The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.
The surge in the stock market has failed to stem the trend of small-sized brokers shutting operations.
The top losers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, Coal India, Vedanta, Reliance Inds and L&T.
Rise in investor sentiment, return of risk appetite aid shares across the board
Banks stocks continued to trade weak along with FMCG major ITC.
Financials were the top losers while oil shares also declined amid weak crude oil prices.
ICICI Bank extended yesterday gains, rising 10% in two trading sessions
An expectation of tax sops in Budget, weakness of dollar and robust tax collection are adding positive sentiment
Wiping off nearly Rs 4 lakh crore of investors' wealth during the day, benchmark Sensex crashed on Friday.
Overall market benchmark Sensex is headed for its worst performance in four years with a decline of 1,650 points
Sensex is under pressure due to concerns in the global market.
The 30-share Sensex ended 271 points higher to end at 28,930 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 76 points to close at 8,776.
