Investors will remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
Sun Pharma was the top gainer after SPARC received Sebi nod to raise up to Rs.250 crore through a rights issue
The BSE benchmark index is yet to give any indication on the monthly Fibonacci charts.
Sensex ends 134.91 pts down at 28,709.87; Nifty falls 44.70 pts at 8,712.05.
Investors have kept their eyes on US-China trade talks and are optimistic about a positive outcome.
The Sensex has now lost 878.32 points in six sessions -- its longest string of losses in six months.
Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
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.
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
The Sensex ended down 251 points at 27,351 and the Nifty shed 65 points to close at 8,228.
The benchmark Nifty rallied 1,000 points or 17% from 7,000 in 78 trading sessions since May 12, till date to surpass the 8,000 mark.
Caution prevailed across the bourses ahead of the Union Budget.
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.
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Several brokerages lifted their outlooks for the BSE Sensex and companies were queuing to ride the wave of political euphoria
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC and Infosys were the top Sensex gainers.
The 30-share Sensex gained 321 points to end at 26,430 and the 50-share Nifty surged 100 points to end at 7,879.
Nifty, which has struggled around 8550-8560 levels managed to blast past this resistance and close above the psychological mark of 8600.
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.
Markets ended in green on rate cut hope.
The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883
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Positive cues from Asian peers also uplifted the sentiment.
The Sensex was up 70 points and the Nifty was up 20 points led by SBI on robust Q2 earnings.
Custodian banks are selling dollars for their foreign fund clients.
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%.
The Sensex ended in red on domestic concerns.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed at 26,190, up by 43 points and Nifty50 settled above 7,950 to end at 7,963, up by 17 points
Market breadth on the BSE ended firm as 1,908 shares advanced and 1,156 shares declined
Nifty September F&O series ended lower after seven consecutive positive series with Metal Index falling the most
Sensex gained 38.18 points or 0.15% at 25,918.95 and Nifty ended higher by 12.50 points or 0.16% at 7,739.55.
The WPI inflation stood at negative 2.4% in May 2015, compared with a negative 2.65% in April 2015.
Auto stocks Hero MotoCorp and Mahindra & Mahindra gained 1-2 per cent on the back of strong sales in the month of September.
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
Sensex ended at 26,272 up 125 points and Nifty ended at 7,831 up by 35 points.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 414 points at 25,481 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 119 points at 7,603.
Engineering major BHEL rebounded from its day's lows to end around 1% higher.
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