Asian Paints dropped the most by 1.33 per cent. IndusInd bank fell 1.2 per cent, Axis Bank by 1.19 per cent, SBI by 1.12 per cent, Bajaj Finance by 1.07 per cent, Nestle by 1.04 per cent, and TCS by 0.97 per cent. Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries, Power Grid and Kotak Bank also retreated. Maruti Suzuki was the lead gainer, rising by 2.22 per cent.
Benchmark BSE Sensex rose by 160 points on Thursday in choppy trade following gains in select banking and auto counters amid mixed global cues. The 30-share index gained 160 points to settle at 62,570.68 as 13 of its components advanced while 17 declined. The barometer opened lower but later gained momentum to touch a high of 62,633.56 in the day's trade.
Benchmark Sensex pared early losses to close 242 points higher while Nifty settled above the 18,000-mark on Wednesday following gains in IT, oil and select banking stocks amid mixed global trends. Extending gains for a second day, the 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 242.83 points or 0.40 per cent to close at 61,275.09 with 20 of its constituents ending in the green. The index opened lower at 60,990.05 but later regained foot to touch a high of 61,352.55 in day trade.
Markets continued to trade lower in late noon deals after investors booked profits at higher levels post sharp gains in the past three trading sessions.
Indian markets too saw a deep fall as a result of the Federal Reserve's shift in policy and the Nifty and Sensex ended down more then 2.5 per cent in the negative, whereas the Europe is trading in red too.
Markets staged a smart recovery in late trades to end higher on Tuesday, amid firm global cues, led by index heavyweights ITC and Reliance Industries.
ITC was among the top Sensex losers which ended down 3.6%.
Market breadth was marginally lower with 1,474 losers and 1,395 gainers on the BSE.
Realty, pharma and FMCG shares buck trend.
L&T top gainer among the Sensex stocks.
The markets have opened marginally higher tracking subdued global cues.
Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty settled with gains for the third straight session on Monday, helped by buying in auto, banking and capital goods shares despite a spike in crude oil prices. The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 114.92 points or 0.19 per cent to close at 59,106.44 points with 22 of its components ending in the green and eight closing lower. It moved in a range of 58,793.08 points to 59,204.82 points during intra-day trade.
M&M was the biggest loser in the Sensex chart, falling 6.39 per cent, followed by Tech Mahindra, Nestle India, Bajaj Finance, Axis Bank, ITC, JSW Steel, HDFC Bank and RIL. On the other hand, Sun Pharma, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, L&T and Infosys were among the winners, rising up to 2.10 per cent.
'It is advisable to stay away from the markets for now and buy only on a dip.'
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.
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex has declined 17 per cent in this calendar year and has underperformed the US and European markets.
Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance hold on to some gains
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.
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.
The Nifty ended up five points at 5,289.
Maruti Suzuki surged over 5% to Rs 1,641. Reliance Infrastructure soared 4.5% to Rs 1,243.
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.
