ITC, Sun Pharma, HDFC and Coal India were among the top gainers.
Investors booked profits in range-bound trade, led by PSU, oil & gas, energy, infrastructure, telecom, realty, healthcare, bankex, FMCG, capital goods and power counters.
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Here's a recap of moments captured in India in the past 48 hours.
Bajaj Auto's margins are expected to expand 100 basis points, as volumes have recovered.
The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
Oil & gas, banking and pharma sector stocks stole the show
The Sensex took less than two years to rally from the 10,000-mark it first hit in February 2006 to double that on that New Year's Eve.
The BSE Sensex zoomed 318 points to end at 33,351.57, while the broader Nifty spurted 88 points to 10,242.65.
Axis Bank emerged as the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 6.62 per cent, followed by SBI at 5.88 per cent.
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HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
Net profits may dip 4.9% y-o-y, but the silver lining is that performance may be better than the preceding quarter
The Mumbai-based brokerage has constructed India Family Firm Index out of listed companies.
The broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices.
Anand Sharma working tirelessly for extension of tax breaks that expired on March 31, 2010.
Nifty 50 firms' net profit estimated to grow by a modest 3.1% in Q2, reports Krishna Kant.
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OIL, IOC, HPCL, BPCL slipped between 0.1-1.5% each while the oil producing companies such as ONGC (0.1%), RIL (1.5%), GAIL(2.6%) also edged lower.
Financial shares were among the top Sensex gainers along with auto and pharma shares.
Top companies added employees at 3% CAGR from 2003-04 to 2013-14, while revenues grew at 18%.
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
Gains in key IT, capital goods, healthcare and metal stocks, after consistent buying by domestic and foreign investors, helped both the key indices to scale new peaks.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
BMW's plant in Chenna now has 50 per cent localisation.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
About 1,556 shares have advanced, 1,211 shares declined, and 182 shares are unchanged.
The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 52.80 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 10,530.70
Benchmark share indices opened lower on Monday, amid weak global cues, as investors turned cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve stance on interest rate.
'Localisation saves a lot of time and cost for them. Keeping an eye on a long-term market, this is the best way these car-makers can build momentum for their brands.'
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
The 30-share Sensex lost 54 points at end at 27,086 and 50-share Nifty shed 19 points to close at 8,096.
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
ITC, Sun Pharma, Cipla and Tata Steel were top gainers on BSE Sensex
The 50-share NSE Nifty slipped below the 8,200-mark to touch a low of 8,154.45, but settled at 8,170.80, down 90.95 points, or 1.10 per cent
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The S&P BSE Sensex ended the session at 25,342, up 3 points while the Nifty50 closed at 7,738 points.
