The recovery was led by pharma majors led by Dr Reddy's Labs.
Nifty ends above 8,400; TCS, HDFC surge 2%, Bajaj Auto dips 2%.
BSE Mid-cap index ended lower by over 2.5% and BSE Small-cap index tumbled over 3%.
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Markets ended tad lower with financials declining the most ahead of RBI policy review tomorrow.
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The 30-share Sensex closed down 115 points at 28,444 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 31 points at 8,524.
The banking, oil and metal sectors were the top sectoral losers on the BSE, while IT stocks rendered support at lower levels.
The Nifty had hit its third successive record high of 7,922.70 today.
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Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, auto and realty witnessed strong buying demand in trades today
Weak GDP data and unfaouvrable global data has pulled down Sensex, Nifty.
Most listed corporate entities in the country are in a fix. With the sudden declaration in late March of a nationwide lockdown to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, the final calculations of their financial results for the year 2019-20 (FY20) are hanging in limbo. Till April 19, only 41 of the 3,947 companies listed on the BSE have managed to finalise the dates for the declaration of their yearly financial results.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 224 points at 28,442 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 101 points at 8,606.
Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
Pharma major Lupin and mortgage lender HDFC were the top losers.
Sensex eneded lower on poor perfromance by financials and IT stocks.
The BSE Sensex opened with a positive gap of 10 points at 5,179. Fresh buying in the markets led the index spurt to a high of 5,204. The index is now at 5,195, up 26 points. The Nifty is up 7 points at 1,634.
Markets recovered in late trades, amid firm European cues, led by rebound in financials and gains in IT shares.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-day visit to Britain has seen India and the UK agreeing on Rs 90,000 crore deals.
Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
Heavy selling pressure towards the end saw the Sensex slide to a low of 9714, and closed with a loss of 101 points at 9743.
BHEL down around 2.4% and Bharti Airtel down around 1.6% were other major losers.
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
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The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said the monsoon this year is expected to be 'above normal.'
Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
Good performances by most information technology (IT) companies in the September quarter and improved forecasts notwithstanding, with the exception of Infosys, stocks of IT biggies such as TCS, Wipro and HCL Technologies have fallen three to nine per cent since Infosys announced its earnings on October 11.
The BSE 30-share Sensitive Index is down 24 points at 9146. NSE Nifty is down 2 points at 2777.
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The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
Markets end almost flat, bluechips in focus.
Sensex witnessed the biggest single day gain since May 2009 in absolute terms.
After 3 weeks of consecutive rally, this week was a breather for the index, which corrected by almost 1.5%.
Sectors such as Auto, Banks, Capital Goods, FMCG, Metal, Oil & Gas and Power are trading marginally lower.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
TCS and Infosys were the top losers in the Sensex pack, falling up to 3.39 per cent.
Sensex, Nifty end the day in red ahaead of F&O expiry.
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