Most analysts expect growth in the sales of Nifty-50 companies to decelerate, albeit marginally, in the quarter ended December compared to the corresponding period of 2013-14, with metals and real estate companies pulling down earnings.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
Reliance Industries and ONGC were down 4-6% each contributing the most to the Sensex losses
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.
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Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
The Lodha Group has bought land parcels worth Rs 12,000 crore in Mumbai
Budget in the medium term aims to kick-start the investment cycle.
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