L&T top gainer among the Sensex stocks.
The markets have opened marginally higher tracking subdued global cues.
Markets have opened on a flat note with a negative bias tracking subdued global cues. The Sensex has shed 17 points to open at 17,367 and the Nifty is down 3 points at 5,251.
The Sensex dropped 207 points to end at 17,362. The Nifty ended down 68 points to 5,221.
Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance hold on to some gains
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex has declined 17 per cent in this calendar year and has underperformed the US and European markets.
Infosys fell the most among Sensex stocks, declining by 2.85 per cent. Among other IT stocks, TCS fell by 1.87 per cent, Wipro by 1.52 per cent, and HCL Tech by 1.70 per cent. NSE Nifty plunged by 174.65 points to close at 17,938.40.
Benchmark shares indices end flat on Tuesday, amid a volatile trading session, as gains in financials and telecom shares were erased by losses in FMCG and IT stocks. The 30-share Sensex ended up 27 points at 17,426 and the Nifty added nine points at 5,288.
The common Indian is already under pressure from rising inflation, investments giving poor returns and lower salary hikes too!
The overall breadth was negative as 1,658 stocks declined while 1,048 stocks advanced.
BSE Power, Realty, Auto and PSU indices ended almost 1% down
The overall breadth ended weak with 1,566 losers and 1,560 gainers on the BSE.
The overall breadth was neutral as 1,446 stocks advanced while 1,344 stocks declined.
The overall breadth was positive as 1,758 stocks advanced while 1,136 stocks declined.
The overall breadth was negative as 1,786 stocks declined while 1,092 stocks advanced.
Realty stocks ended firm on expectations that the central bank will start cutting interest rates in the coming months to prop up slowing economy.
The Nifty ended up five points at 5,289.
Among the main gainers were Jio Financial Services which jumped 4.99 per cent, Tata Steel (2.09 per cent), Maruti Suzuki (1.87 per cent), M&M (1.31 per cent) and Infosys (1.19 per cent).
Maruti Suzuki surged over 5% to Rs 1,641. Reliance Infrastructure soared 4.5% to Rs 1,243.
Equity benchmarks Sensex and Nifty on Friday spurted by nearly 2 per cent, propelled by heavy buying in IT, metal and financial stocks amid a rally in global markets after lower-than-expected US inflation data. A strong rupee against the US dollar and unabated foreign capital inflows further bolstered sentiment, traders said. Easing US inflation triggered speculation that the US Federal Reserve might slow down the pace of interest rate hikes.
Signs of "green shoots" in India came in the form of an ABN-Amro Bank purchasing managers' index based on a survey of 500 companies.
The NSE Nifty has settled (provisional)17 points down at 5,256. The market breadth was negative, out of 3,005 shares traded, 1,711 declined and 1,165 advanced on the BSE.
RIL jumps 5.7% toclose at three month high level
BSE market breadth was marginally negative. Out of 3,094 stocks traded, 1,541 declined while 1,429 advanced.
The market breadth was positive. Out of 3,105 stocks traded, 1,773 advanced while 1,211 declined in trades.
The NSE Nifty ended at 5505, lower by 38 points. Market breadth is negative, 1802 stocks are declining for 1122 advancing stocks.
The overall breadth was negative as 1,720 stocks are declined while 1,054 stocks advanced
The overall breadth was negative as 1,539 stocks declined while 1,232 stocks advanced.
Among Sensex stocks, Tata Motors rose the most by 2.79 per cent. NTPC, Reliance Industries, Infosys, TCS, HDFC twins, Tata Motors, ITC, Power Grid and Bajaj Finserv were among the major gainers. Tata Steel fell the most by 1.22 per cent. L&T, Sun Pharmaceuticals, IndusInd Bank and Ultratech Cement were among the losers.
Tremendous strength in the realty, IT and metal stocks helped the BSE benchmark index to keep the upward momentum alive.
Nifty crossed the 5,600 mark and finally ended at 5,564 -- up 42 points.
The overall breadth was positive as 1,640 stocks advanced while 1,292 shares declined.
The market breadth in BSE ended healthy with 2,019 advancing and 740 shares declining.
The Sensex ended at 17,098, up 45 points. The broader-based Nifty shut at 5,116, up 15 points.
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