Overnight, the Wall Street closed on a flatter note.
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.
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
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
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.
Its market capitalisation tops those of the 3 largest Indian firms combined
'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.'
However, RIL has exceeded the mandatory 2% prescribed limit, spending the maximum amount of Rs 761 crore
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.
Markets ended lower amid volatile trade with Sun Pharma leading the decline.
Indian equity markets registered their highest single-day percentage gains since early October.
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.
Nifty50 surged 87 points to end at 8,157, highest closing levels since Oct 29, 2015.
There, however, has been an improvement in operating margins.
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.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 35 points at 26,349 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 20 points at 7,864.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 604 points at 28,845 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 181 points at 8,757. The Bank Nifty ended down 602 points at 19,146.
While the Trinamool government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, tried its best to attract investors, including from Singapore, not much headway could be made.
The broader markets outperformed the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices gained 0.4% each
The 30-share Sensex ended down 261 points at 27,177 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 91 points at 8,214.
Other income stood at about a quarter of PBIDT in the first 9 months of 2013-14
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
According to Merrill Lynch (BofA-ML) report, Domestic capital markets are likely to remain volatile in the September-November period due to factors like US Fed's policy action, second quarter corporate earnings and Bihar state elections.
India must reckon with the possibility that it will struggle to attract higher overseas investment.
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