Small- and mid-cap stocks continued facing selling pressure due to stretched valuations.
Sun Pharma was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing 1.79 per cent.
But the 30-share Sensex rose by 141.52 points, or 0.41 per cent, to close at 34,297.47. The broader NSE Nifty gained 44.60- points, or 0.42 per cent, to end at 10,545.50 after touching a high of 10,618.10.
Rise in crude oil price and rally in global equities aided the sentiment
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 129 points at 26,843 and the Nifty50 ended up 39 points at 8,220.
The NSE Nifty too recovered over 100 points, or 0.96 per cent, to end at 10,576.85.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
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The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 366 points at 27,275 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 132 points at 8,235.
Its market capitalisation tops those of the 3 largest Indian firms combined
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 190 points up at 23,382.
The record breaking spree was led by index heavyweights, financials and metal stocks.
The government is expected to dole out some populist policies, especially for the rural / farm sector while presenting the interim budget, given that the country is heading towards general elections over the next few months.
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
Reflecting the bearish mood, all sectoral indices, led by metal, teck and healthcare, ended in the negative zone.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed 318 points at 24,455 and the Nifty50 shed 99 points to end at 7,438.
In the broader market, the BSE Midcap was down 0.2%, while BSE Smallcap fell 0.1%.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
In the broader markets, BSE Midcap index slipped 0.3% whereas the BSE Smallcap index inched up by 0.2%
The NSE Nifty cracked below the 10,800-mark to hit a low of 10,753.05 intra-day, before closing at 10,762.45 with a loss of 59.40 points, or 0.55 per cent.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 538 points at 26,781 and 50-share Nifty ended down 152 points at 8,067.
The NSE Nifty, which dipped below the key 10,800-mark to touch a low of 10,755.40, bounced back on late buying to close at 10,817.70, up 9.65 points, or 0.09 per cent.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 217 points to end at 25,736.
In the broader markets, the mid and smallcap indices were up 0.3% each, underperforming the BSE benchmark index which gained 0.5%.
Among Sensex constituents, HCL Tech suffered the most by diving 2.26 per cent, followed by HDFC shedding 2.10 per cent.
TCS, Infosys and Wipro were down 0.4-2% each. Capital goods majors also ended lower with L&T and BHEL down 1.4-3.9% each.
Both the indices ended at their highest levels since February 1.
Additional levy to eat into Rs 6,000-crore income of top promoters
Geo-political concerns over death of a Saudi journalist, Brexit and likely breach in Italy's budget also kept investors cautious.
Rebound in IT majors TCS and Infosys in late trades helped markets end higher.
Mukesh Ambani-led RIL, which had a cash chest and marketable securities worth over Rs 90,000 crore (Rs 900 billion) at the end of the last fiscal, is known for very effectively managing its financial resources by placing them in liquid instruments and highly rated securities.
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Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
Coal India topped the losers' list in the Sensex pack on Tuesday, falling 2.36 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 2.16 per cent.
Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
BSE Mid-cap index ended lower by over 2.5% and BSE Small-cap index tumbled over 3%.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
The 30 share Sensex ended up 183 points at 27,470 and the 50-share Nifty gained 44 points to close at 8,295.
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
Investors will maintain a cautious stance.
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