The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, turned negative from positive
Profit taking in index heavweights RIL and HDFC weighed on sentiment while ICICI Bank surged 7%.
Financials and auto stocks were the top losers while energy and IT shares recovered
NTPC was the top gainer among the Sensex stocks, rising by 3.53 per cent. Coal India, ONGC and Sun Pharma also rose up to 2.41 per cent.
TCS, Wipro and Infosys dropped by up to 4.47 per cent, dragging down the BSE IT index by 2.96 per cent
Participants are keenly waiting for the January IIP.
Nifty PSU Bank index gained 1% led by Allahabad Bank, Andhra Bank, Syndicate Bank and IDBI Bank
Bank Nifty closes at a 30-month high; Rate sensitives lead the rally on RBI rate cut optimism.
The broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap down 0.3%, while the S&P BSE Smallcap was little changed.
Markets ended their lowest close in 2015 on fears of FII outflows as the US Fed may hike rates.
Telecom shares rallied on hopes that they would hike tariffs after huge investments to acquire spectrum.
Markets ended weak tracking the expiry of April derivative contracts.
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
Rise in crude oil price and rally in global equities aided the sentiment
Nifty, which has struggled around 8550-8560 levels managed to blast past this resistance and close above the psychological mark of 8600.
The Sensex ended up 380 points at 27,888 and the Nifty advanced 111 points to end five points shy of 8,400.
The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
Benchmark share indices trimmed intra-day gains after global crude oil prices resumed their downward trajectory after sharp gains on Friday.
The record breaking spree was led by index heavyweights, financials and metal stocks.
Five stocks - Havells, NCC, Suzlon, Blue Star and Crompton Greaves look most attractive after the recent course correction.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended the day at 28,226, up 85 points, while the Nifty50 settled at 8,734, up 18 points.
The top gainers on the Sensex are Gail(India), HDFC, Infosys.
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The 30 Sensex companies alone, which are among the biggest companies in the country, now account for nearly 50% or about Rs 47 lakh crore of total investor wealth.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
The 30 share Sensex ended up 183 points at 27,470 and the 50-share Nifty gained 44 points to close at 8,295.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
The 30-share Sensex ended 50 points lower at 28,112 and the 50-share Nifty declined 12 points to close at 8,531.
HDFC and Infosys contribute the most to today's rally.
NTPC, Sun Pharma Coal India and Asian Paints were among top losers on BSE Sensex
Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.
Banking and capital goods stocks were out of favour, while oil and auto stocks saw buying interest.
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Banks, real estate and metal scrips among the top losers.
the Sensex lost 23 points to close at 28,185 levels and the Nifty shed 7 points to end at 8,515 mark.
Most Asian markets ended with gains.
On BSE, 1,469 shares fell and 1,200 shares rose. A total of 190 shares were unchanged.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 28 points at 25,844 and the Nifty50 ended flat at 7,915.
Markets closed in the red on domestic worries.
The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 27,403 and 8,248 respectively.
Broader gains were capped as investors awaited corporate results from major firms
The breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, turned negative from positive
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