The 30-share Sensex ended 53 points higher at 28,439 and the 50-share Nifty closed 18 points higher at 8,494.
The Sensex ended up 244 points at 28,504 on strong global cues.
144 companies will pay Rs 61,087 crore in equity dividends to their shareholders for FY16, an increase of 19.2 per cent year-on-year
The recovery was led by pharma majors led by Dr Reddy's Labs.
The broader Nifty, after touching a high (intra-day) of 10,555.50 points, finished at 10,539.75, up 84.80 points, or 0.81 per cent.
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.
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
The curious thing is that savings instruments have not really kept pace with changing needs, although people have access to a wider variety than before.
The 50-stock NSE barometer Nifty finished 22.50 points, or 0.21 per cent, down at 10,526.20
Top gainers among the S&P BSE Sensex include GAIL, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Bharti Airtel, all edging up by 1% in late morning deals
Retail investors may burn their fingers investing in them, especially if the markets correct, experts tell Sanjay Kumar Singh
Additional levy to eat into Rs 6,000-crore income of top promoters
NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,809.60 and 10,725.90, finished 30.95 points, or 0.29 per cent lower at 10,741.10.
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
A customer wanting to buy a car would have to wait a long time for delivery.
For longer tenure products, they offer higher returns compared to other instruments. But for shorter tenures, things are getting tighter for investors.
Four years after setting up a "home away from home" in the Franschhoek winelands of Cape Town, he is increasing his investments in the hospitality sector in South Africa.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
Markets ended lower following expiry of July F&O contracts and sales by foreign funds.
Pharma shares extended losses after the government's ban on combination drugs.
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
The S&P BSE Sensex has gained 149 points to open at 25,802.
Nifty PSU Bank index gained 1% led by Allahabad Bank, Andhra Bank, Syndicate Bank and IDBI Bank
'The 5.7% growth in the April-June period is an aberration because of GST.' 'Business activity in the last 15 days of the quarter was minimal or zero.'
BSE Sensex on Monday closed nearly 34 points higher at 26,350.17 with gains in realty, power, FMCG and oil & gas stocks amid sustained buying by domestic institutional investors.
In the metal pack, Tata Steel was up 3.7% while Vedanta was up 1.8% .
Foreign exchange reserves of the oil producers have increased by $1.1 trillion over the past decade.
Axis Bank emerged as the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 6.62 per cent, followed by SBI at 5.88 per cent.
'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'
Sensex ended above 26,000 led by telecom shares amid TRAI's spectrum sharing norms.
OIL, IOC, HPCL, BPCL slipped between 0.1-1.5% each while the oil producing companies such as ONGC (0.1%), RIL (1.5%), GAIL(2.6%) also edged lower.
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.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 33 points at 27,241.78 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 27 points at 8,200.70.
Several MF managers are trying to tell their investors that it could be the best time to invest as India is different.
Anil Agarwal, chairman of the Vedanta group, has not started the New Year on a good note.
The 30-share Sensex closed down 115 points at 28,444 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 31 points at 8,524.
Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
Analysts attribute this outperformance to the government's proactive economic reform measures
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended at 9,143.80, up 43 points, or 0.47 per cent, after moving between 9,153.15 and 9,109.10.
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