The upcoming July derivatives expiry later in the week would also add some volatility to the market proceedings.
Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
BSE auto index surged 2%, capital goods, healthcare and oil & gas indices also up.
The Sensex ended in red on domestic concerns.
Kotak Mahindra Bank and Vedanta were the top Nifty gainers.
Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
The NSE 50-share index, after moving between 10,469.90 and 10,395.25, finally concluded at 10,458.65, up 41.50 points
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 159 points at 27,425 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 24 points at 8,299.
The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 27,403 and 8,248 respectively.
The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 305 points to end at 25,400 and the Nifty50 dropped 87 points at 7,783.
BHEL down around 2.4% and Bharti Airtel down around 1.6% were other major losers.
Custodian banks are selling dollars for their foreign fund clients.
The Indian rupee also trimmed most of its early gains and was trading at Rs 61.28 compared to its Wednesday's close of Rs 61.31 to the US dollar.
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
Markets ended tad lower with financials declining the most ahead of RBI policy review tomorrow.
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
The 30-share Sensex ended 117 points higher at 26,560 and the 50-share Nifty gained 31 points to end at 7,936.
Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
Decline in the rupee coupled with a slide in the crude oil prices have dented the sentiments.
The broader markets underperformed benchmark indices as the BSE Mid-cap and Small-cap tumbled over 2%.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 115 points to end at 24,338 and the Nifty50 climbed 42 points to close at 7,404.
Markets ended lower following expiry of July F&O contracts and sales by foreign funds.
Sun Pharma was the top gainer after SPARC received Sebi nod to raise up to Rs.250 crore through a rights issue
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
BSE Sensex ended at 25,549.72 up by 321 points or 1.27% and the Nifty ended 7624.40 up by 97.75 points or 1.30%.
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
Markets surged in late trades to snap five-day losing streak led by bank shares.
BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended in line with their larger counterparts and closed marginally up 0.2% and 0.4%, each
BSE Bankex and Telecom indices led the fall.
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The broader markets also ended lower in line with the benchmark indices
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
Five of the 12 BSE sectoral indices ended at 52-week highs; the oil and gas index zoomed by nearly 5%.
Among the private banking majors ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were down 0.2%-0.5% each.
Infosys, Tata Motors, ONGC, TCS and GAIL are the top 5 losers.