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The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
Investors booked profits in range-bound trade, led by PSU, oil & gas, energy, infrastructure, telecom, realty, healthcare, bankex, FMCG, capital goods and power counters.
The 30-share Sensex ended 53 points higher at 28,439 and the 50-share Nifty closed 18 points higher at 8,494.
The BSE Sensex zoomed 318 points to end at 33,351.57, while the broader Nifty spurted 88 points to 10,242.65.
Uber says it is engaging with state govt to explain why its business model encourages savings for customers.
Nifty September F&O series ended lower after seven consecutive positive series with Metal Index falling the most
'Indians are great savers, but they are lousy investors.'
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
Overnight, the Wall Street closed on a flatter note.
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
Among Sensex constituents, Vedanta fell 3.40 per cent, followed by SBI 3.17 per cent, Yes Bank 3.11 per cent, Axis Bank 1.68 per cent, ONGC 1.60 per cent, Power Grid 1.52 per cent and HDFC 1.48 per cent.
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
Financials were the top gainers lead by private lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
Sensex, Nifty end the day in red ahaead of F&O expiry.
Broad-based buying aided sentiment and the market registers record turnover at Rs 6.86 lakh crore
Its market capitalisation tops those of the 3 largest Indian firms combined
However, RIL has exceeded the mandatory 2% prescribed limit, spending the maximum amount of Rs 761 crore
'It is really troublesome that someone in a position of power is misleading people and presumably, citizens of the country to give up data.' 'That is not a part of informed consent.'
The broader Nifty too fell for the second straight session and closed with a loss of over 62 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 11,520.30, after hovering between 11,496.85 and 11,602.55.
The broader NSE Nifty closed below the 10,600 mark by plunging 98.15 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 11,582.35 after shuttling between 11,567.40 and 11,751.80.
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The 50-share NSE Nifty was trading lower by 24 points.
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The BSE Midcap ended up 0.5% while the Smallcap index ended nearly 1% higher
Sensex remained volatile through the day.
The reason is believed to be a 19% increase in interest cost.
Investors widened their bets on optimism that upcoming general budget -- to be unveiled next month - would contain incentives for corporates, which will help boost the economy
Revenue from its IT services business rose 9 percent to $1.86 billion.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 214 points at 27,890 and the 50-share Nifty closed up 52 points at 8,430.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
Indian equity markets registered their highest single-day percentage gains since early October.
Markets ended lower amid volatile trade with Sun Pharma leading the decline.
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
HCL's president & CEO Anant Gupta talked to Business Standard about the demand environment, its in the European market and Roshni Nadar's induction into the company's board of directors.
There, however, has been an improvement in operating margins.
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