The Sensex ended at 17,098, up 45 points. The broader-based Nifty shut at 5,116, up 15 points.
The Nifty ended at 4856, up 11 points. The market breadth turned negative at close. Out of 2907 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 906 advancing stocks as against 1924 declines.
The Nifty dropped 128 points (2.4%) to 5,094. The BSE market breadth was extremely negative. Out of 2,962 stocks traded 2,356 declined while 557 advanced.
A weak opening of European bourses weighed on sentiments.
Nifty crossed the 5,100 mark and ended up 108 points at 5,140.
Tata Steel was the top loser in the Sensex pack, sinking nearly 10 per cent, followed by SBI, IndusInd Bank, HDFC, Dr Reddy's and M&M. NSE Nifty tumbled 188.25 points to 17,396.90.
Marketmen said the BSE index tumbled tailing weak Asian peers as concerns grew that a global economic recovery may be rockier than expected after data showed US consumer confidence fell to its lowest since March.
Benchmark Sensex declined 224 points on Wednesday, snapping its four-session winning streak, mainly due to sell-off in IT and pharma counters amid rising concerns over possible aggressive interest rate hikes to tame high inflation. The 30-share index rebounded more than 1,200 points from the early lows before settling at 60,346.97 points, a total loss of 224.11 points or 0.37 per cent compared to Tuesday's closing level. The broader NSE Nifty closed lower 66.30 points or 0.37 per cent at 18,003.75 points.
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 146 points at 9,902. Aggressive profit-taking in banking, metal and realty stocks saw the index slip lower as the day progressed. Also considerable weakness in global markets, on possibility of GM filing for bankruptcy, weighed on the market sentiment. Asian peers like Hang Seng, Nikkei, Taiwan, Straits Times and Seoul dropped 3-5% each. The Sensex touched a low of 9,521, and finally ended with a loss of 480 points (4.8%) at 9,568. T
The NSE Nifty ended at 2,620, up 43 points. The BSE IT index surged 3% to 2,072. The Oil & Gas index gained 1.8% at 5,724. On the other hand, the FMCG index dropped 1.7% to 1,854.
Analysts said that there is some amount of decoupling between India and the rest of world backed by strong growth momentum.
The NSE Nifty ended at 2,995, down 147 points. The market breadth was negative - out of 2,638 stocks traded, 1,566 declined, 998 advanced and the rest were unchanged on Wednesday.
The NSE Nifty ended at 3,513, down 93 points. The market breadth was extremely negative - out of 2,652 stocks traded, 2,164 declined, 442 advanced and the rest were unchanged on Wednesday.
The NSE Nifty is down 216 points at 3,602. The market breadth was extremely negative - out of 2,677 stocks traded, 2,369 declined, 281 advanced and 27 were unchanged on Monday.
The NIfty shut shop at 60,35, gaining 17 points. Market breadth was marginally positive. Out of 3,086 stocks traded, 1,548 advanced while 1,438 declined.
The market breadth was fairly positive - out of 2,724 stocks traded, 1,782 advanced, 858 declined and the rest were unchanged today.
Nifty is up 7 points at 5,415. The market breadth is positive. 1817 stocks have advnaced whike 973 have declined.
The finance minister appears to be harking back to the seventies and eighties by prevailing on cement and steel manufacturers to hold the price line despite the hit they'll take on margins.
The Nifty ended at 5,353 - up 91 points after touching a high of 5,367. Towards the end of the day, some stocks fell in the red. HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel and Hero Honda ended with marginall losses at Rs 1,985, Rs 265 and Rs 2,021, respectively.
National Stock Exchange index Nifty cracked the 5,000-points level to trade at 4,986.45.
The NSE Nifty shut shop at 5,101, down 23 points.
The market breadth was positive, out of 2,946 shares traded, 1,752 advanced and 1,107 declined on the BSE.
The Nifty closed at 5,114, lower by 27 points. The market breadth was fairly negative. Of 2,844 shares traded on BSE, 1,471 declined, and 1,322 rose.
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With global crude prices softening and the govt taking steps to curb inflation, the Indian growth story still has some steam left in it.
Shanghai is the worst performing stock market of the world in CY 2008. It has just replaced Vietnam at the top of the ladder among the worst performers with a 48.97 per cent fall.
ITC, Sun Pharma, Maruti, M&M, Tata Motors, HCL Tech, Wipro, Infosys, HUL, Bharti Airtel and Reliance were among the major losers. Kotak Bank rose the most by 1.59 per cent, followed by IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Finserv. L&T, SBI, TCS and HDFC Bank also closed higher.
Among major Sensex movers, Reliance Industries soared by 3.29 per cent as energy prices rose due to the war in Ukraine. Tata Steel emerged as the lead gainer among Sensex scrips, jumping by 6.61 per cent. Power Grid, Titan, NTPC, ICICI Bank, L&T, Infosys and Sun Pharma were among the gainers.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,346, down 183 points.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Yes Bank, Maruti, L&T, Kotak Bank, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance, SBI, ONGC, HDFC and Hero MotoCorp, rising up to 4.47 per cent.
The markets opened flat on the back of weak Asian cues. At 9:58 am, the Sensex was trading at 11933 up 15 points and the Nifty was trading at 3474 up 3 points.
Among Sensex stocks, Maruti rose the most, followed by Tech Mahindra, Mahindra & Mahindra and Asian Paints. Gains in Reliance, TCS, Infosys, HCL Tech, HDFC and ICICI Bank also helped the barometer extend its rally for a second day.
Kotak Bank rose the most among Sensex scrips, spurting 2.92 per cent amid reports that LIC will up its stake in the private lender to 10 per cent. Gains in HCL Tech, TCS, Infosys, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance and Titan helped Sensex close in the green. NSE Nifty edged higher by 27.50 points to end at 17,053.95.
Among Sensex shares, Bajaj Finserv fell the most by 4.08 per cent. Bajaj Finance declined by 3.01 per cent, Tata Steel by 2.2 per cent, Wipro by 2.09 per cent, Tata Motors by 1.96 per cent, IndusInd Bank by 1.9 per cent, SBI by 1.75 per cent, Tech Mahindra by 1.66 per cent and HCL Tech by 1.2 per cent. TCS, Infosys, Power Grid, Maruti, Reliance, HDFC twins, L&T, M&M, NTPC and Ultratech Cement were also among the losers.
Top laggards in the Sensex pack were Vedanta, IndusInd Bank, Yes Bank, Tata Steel, ONGC, Tata Motors, Sun Pharma, M&M, TCS and Hero MotoCorp, dropping up to 5.39 per cent.