Metals bucked the trend and shone across the board.
The reason is believed to be a 19% increase in interest cost.
The Sensex ended up 244 points at 28,504 on strong global cues.
Sensex ended above 26,000 led by telecom shares amid TRAI's spectrum sharing norms.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 297 points at 27,438 and the 50-share Nifty closed 93 points lower at 8,305.
The BSE Sensex moved up 103 points to 35,319.35, while the wider NSE Nifty finished at 10,741.70, up 23.90 points.
BSE Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 10499.86 and CNX Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 12672.85 levels.
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Investors will keenly watch out for the Futures & Options expiry for July on Thursday
The 30-share Sensex gained 271 points to end at 28,805 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 84 points at 8,712.
Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.
Fear factors weights on markets, Sensex, Nifty struggle to keep pace.
The broader Nifty too fell for the second straight session and closed with a loss of over 62 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 11,520.30, after hovering between 11,496.85 and 11,602.55.
The 30-share Sensex ended 53 points higher at 28,439 and the 50-share Nifty closed 18 points higher at 8,494.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
This surpassed its previous record close of 29,974.24, reached on April 5.
Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
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Shedding its gains from Monday, NIkkei has declined around 0.7% while Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite were trading marginally lower.
IT companies account for a third of the entire dividend pot this year
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.
The Nifty and Bank Nifty ended at record closing high of 7,913 and 15,865 respectively.
The 30-share Sensex jumped 729 points to end at 28,076 and the 50-share Nifty soared 217 points to end at 8,494.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Among sectoral indices, telecom led the chart, spurting 3.08 per cent, followed by oil and gas.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 261 points at 27,177 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 91 points at 8,214.
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The 30-share Sensex ended 117 points higher at 26,560 and the 50-share Nifty gained 31 points to end at 7,936.
The broader NSE Nifty closed below the 10,600 mark by plunging 98.15 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 11,582.35 after shuttling between 11,567.40 and 11,751.80.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 261 points at 28,747 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 83 points at 8,684.
Begin with ITC. Larsen & Toubro, yes. ICICI and HDFC, yes again.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged about 241 points to end at 35,165.48 and the NSE Nifty gained 84 points to close at 10,688.65.
After touching a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Thursday, the rupee jumped 27 paise to end at 68.46.
Sensex rises, Nifty holds 8,900; FMCG, Pharma shares lead.
Meanwhile, IT index continues to be the top loser down 3.8%. Financial stocks witnessed renewed buying interest at lower levels.
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 49 points at 14,309.
Markets end higher ahead of Fed outcome, China stimulus
The markets opened firm on Tuesday and crossed the 7,800 mark after opening with a gain of 7 points at 7,774.
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