Metals bucked the trend and shone across the board.
Banking and real estate stocks rise up to 5% on further rate-cut hope.
All the sectoral indices, led by realty, metal, consumer durables and power were trading in the negative zone on Thursday.
The 30-share Sensex stayed in the green for the better part of the session and hit the day's high of 38,297.70 as buying pace gathered momentum towards the fag-end.
'Start-ups that generate a majority of their income in India are likely to opt for an Indian listing.'
'If the RBI had done the right things, these mistakes would not have happened in banks, public or private,' says Ajay Shah.
State Bank of India hikes lending rates, and other banks pick up the signal.