Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
The 30-share Sensex ended down 245 points at 28,799 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 81 points at 8,750
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
The broader Nifty of National Stock Exchange scaled the 10,200 mark intra day before closing at 10,184.85, showing a sizeable gain of 38.30 points, or 0.38 per cent.
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
The 30-share Sensex ended down 604 points at 28,845 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 181 points at 8,757. The Bank Nifty ended down 602 points at 19,146.
The Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 140 points at 28,262 and the 50-share Nifty was up 37 points at 8,551.
Bajaj Auto was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.95 per cent followed by Maruti Suzuki at 2.69 per cent.
Infosys, TCS, HUL and Reliance Industries were the top gainers of the day.
Sensex, Nifty have lost about 6%, against 0.5-5% decline in other key Asian indices.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
The US FOMC concludes its two-day meeting today while the Bank of Japan will start its two-day meeting today.
Sensex closed 63.82 points higher at 26,851.05 in Muhurat trading; Nifty rises 18.65 points to end at 8,014.55.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, ITC, NTPC, L&T and HDFC, all up 2% each
The 30-share Sensex lost 54 points at end at 27,086 and 50-share Nifty shed 19 points to close at 8,096.
The Sensex ended above 27,000 for the first time while the Nifty topped 8,100.
ICICI Bank, SBI, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank dipped between 1-2% each.
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
Asian shares ended higher after a string of positive US economic data.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
The Survey shows fiscal consolidation despite slowdown in growth.
Banks stocks continued to trade weak along with FMCG major ITC.
Markets ended higher for the second straight session mainly on the back of upbeat corporate earnings.
Financials were the top losers while oil shares also declined amid weak crude oil prices.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
Markets rebound with financials leading the gains on hopes of a peaceful solution to the turmoil in Ukraine
The Sensex closed higher by 170 points at 26,128 and the Nifty rose 59 points to end at 7,943.
Sensex in green, midcaps, smallcaps fail to show up; bluechips rule.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
Market breadth remained strong with 1,581 advances over 1,018 declines on the BSE
The broader markets were marginally higher with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 0.1-0.4 per cent on the BSE.
On the sectoral front, rate-sensitive sectors such as Bankex and Auto gained by 1% and 0.7% respectively while BSE Consumer Durables gained 1.4%.
