Reliance Industries raced to 52-week high on better than estimated earnings and announcement of bonus share.
The broader NSE Nifty index too finished lower by 4.80 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 10,632.20.
Creating history, leading exchange BSE on Wednesday peaked above Rs 100-trillion mark to scale a new record in terms of market wealth of all listed firms.
Investor wealth slumped by Rs 1.55 lakh crore on Thursday today, dragged down by massive selling in the stock markets where nearly seven out of ten shares closed lower.
Investor wealth on Thursday soared by Rs 1 lakh crore, triggered by heavy buying in the stock market, with the BSE benchmark Sensex surging about 382 points to close at near six-week high levels.
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The wider Nifty hit a low of 10,033.35 before finishing at 10,044.10, down 74.15 points or 0.73 per cent.
Sensex closed 63.82 points higher at 26,851.05 in Muhurat trading; Nifty rises 18.65 points to end at 8,014.55.
Coal India was the biggest gainer on both Sensex and Nifty
The session was marked by volatility and stock-specific action, even as the overall sentiment remains risk-averse, brokers said.
Reliance improved its ranking this year to 121 from 142 last year, with a market value of $50.6 billion and assets worth $91.5 billion.
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended up 37.05 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 10,397.45 points
The NSE Nifty too ended 58.60 points, or 0.54 per cent, higher at 10,967.30 after shuttling between 10,985.15 and 10,928 during the session.
The NSE Nifty too recovered over 100 points, or 0.96 per cent, to end at 10,576.85.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
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In the broader markets, the mid and smallcap indices were up 0.3% each, underperforming the BSE benchmark index which gained 0.5%.
Growth in the eight core sectors jumped to 8.5% in April, due to a sharp pick-up in refinery products and a commensurate rise in electricity generation.
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The BSE Sensex gained 104.63 points to end at 33,147.13, while the broader Nifty spurted 48.45 points to finish at 10,343.80.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
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Both the indices ended at their highest levels since February 1.
It was the second straight week of gains for the benchmarks.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Bajaj Finance, ONGC, Yes Bank, HDFC, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, TCS, ICICI Bank and RIL, rising up to 3.57 per cent.
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Covering-up of pending short positions on expiry of the July derivatives contracts and a strengthening rupee propped up the markets at high levels
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The 30 share Sensex ended up 183 points at 27,470 and the 50-share Nifty gained 44 points to close at 8,295.
Reliance Industries leads the pack of 56 Indian companies.
The Sensex took less than two years to rally from the 10,000-mark it first hit in February 2006 to double that on that New Year's Eve.
The 30-share Sensex, after opening on a strong footing, continued its upward march to hit an all-time high of 35,827.70. The NSE Nifty also hit a record intra-day high of 10,975.10, before finishing at 10,966.20, up 71.50 points.
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The BSE on Monday slipped below the crucial Rs 100-lakh crore (Rs 100 trillion) mark as the benchmark Sensex lost 261 points.
Coal India topped the losers' list in the Sensex pack on Tuesday, falling 2.36 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 2.16 per cent.
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
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