IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
Most analysts expect growth in the sales of Nifty-50 companies to decelerate, albeit marginally, in the quarter ended December compared to the corresponding period of 2013-14, with metals and real estate companies pulling down earnings.
Custodian banks are selling dollars for their foreign fund clients.
That resulted in a 50-basis point improvement in operating profit margins on a sequential basis.
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Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
BSE Bankex and Telecom indices led the fall.
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged about 241 points to end at 35,165.48 and the NSE Nifty gained 84 points to close at 10,688.65.
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, realty and auto witnessed heavy selling pressure ahead of the RBI Monetary policy which is scheduled on September 29.
Nifty 50 firms' net profit estimated to grow by a modest 3.1% in Q2, reports Krishna Kant.
On a weekly basis, the Sensex climbed 749.86 points or 2.69 per cent and the NSE Nifty soared 237.10 points or 2.76 per cent
Markets end in green with auto, banks on a steady climb.
Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
The broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.4% each
Auto stocks are weighing on the indices.
Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
Markets extended losses to end 1.5% down on Tuesday, amid weak global cues, after investors turned cautious ahead of key economic data and booked profits in rate sensitive shares while the further fall in the rupee continued to weigh on investor sent.
The 30-share Sensex jumped 729 points to end at 28,076 and the 50-share Nifty soared 217 points to end at 8,494.
Meanwhile, IT index continues to be the top loser down 3.8%. Financial stocks witnessed renewed buying interest at lower levels.
Auto stocks Hero MotoCorp and Mahindra & Mahindra gained 1-2 per cent on the back of strong sales in the month of September.
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 46 points at 26,360 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points at 7,891.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
The 30-share Sensex closed down 114 points at 28,622 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 37 points at 8,686.
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Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
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Impact of the slowdown is most visible among promoter/owner-CEOs
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US stocks rose more than 1% on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 coming less than 2% below its record peak set last month.
Markets recovered in late trades, amid firm European cues, led by rebound in financials and gains in IT shares.
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Weak GDP data and unfaouvrable global data has pulled down Sensex, Nifty.