S&P BSE Midcap shed 0.8% while S&P BSE Smallcap tumbled 0.6%
Nifty crosses 9,750-mark; Bharti Airtel, TCS, Wipro, Lupin and Coal India gained the most on BSE Sensex
Broader markets outperformed with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap adding 0.23% and 0.45%, respectively
Broader markets broke the winning streak and ended lower, underperforming the benchmark indices
Participants are keenly waiting for the January IIP.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
The broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap down 0.3%, while the S&P BSE Smallcap was little changed.
The S&P BSE Midcap and S&P BSE Smallcap indices hit a new lifetime high
The Sensex has hit its lowest level since August 29, 2016 whereas the Nifty hit its lowest level since Sep 12, 2016
L&T, ONGC and banking scrips power gains in today's trade
The US FOMC concludes its two-day meeting today while the Bank of Japan will start its two-day meeting today.
Markets ended in red, index heavyweights drag.
Infosys, Wipro and HUL among the top losers for the day.
Indian indices have hit all-time highs in the New Year and the sentiment remains strong. All valuations are also at extremely high levels, cautions Devangshu Datta
Sensex slumped 518 points to end the day at 25,582 and the Nifty slipped 164 points to close at 7,623.
Benchmark indices gain 30% this year, buoyed by global liquidity, new government
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 30 points.
RIL, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors and ONGC alone contributed to a 100 point cut seen on Sensex.
Nifty50 surged 87 points to end at 8,157, highest closing levels since Oct 29, 2015.
Shares of RIL ended 2.4% higher as it pips TCS to become most valued firm
A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices added 0.6% and 1.3%, respectively to touch their fresh lifetime highs.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 177.46 points at 28,885.21 and the Nifty gained 63.90 points at 8,778.30.
Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
Investors will remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
In the metal pack, Tata Steel was up 3.7% while Vedanta was up 1.8% .
The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
The positive bias was aided by metal, realty and auto indices
'As the interest rates rise, people are going to say why should I be taking big risks when I can get 4 to 5 per cent in a bank account.' 'So, I think you have to change your thinking.' 'You need to look at the balance sheet, look at dividends.' 'These issues that have been ignored.'
ONGC was the top gainer which surged over 4% followed by Axis, SBI, CIL
BSE Auto was the top sectoral loser with a 4.6% fall followed by realty sector down 3.7% and consumer durables 3.6% post disappointing IIP numbers
IIP for November 2015 and CPI for December 2015 will be announced today.
The broader markets were also in top gear, with the BSE midcap index surging by 2.1% at 11,431 and the smallcap index gaining 1.4% at 11,735.
BSE Metal and Capital Goods indices plunged over 2% followed by counters like Consumer Durables, Auto, Banks and Realty, all falling down between 1-2%.
Above normal monsoon forecast and strength in Asian equities lifted sentiments.
Stellar rally in ITC shares along with strength in the Asian equities capped the downside.
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