Investors remained cautious in the face of the expiry of November series contracts in the derivatives segment, which also dampened sentiment.
The wider NSE Nifty touched a low of 10,652.40 before finishing at 10,671.40, showing a loss of 97.75 points, or 0.91 per cent.
In the Sensex pack, Axis Bank, Tata Motors, Infosys, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, RIL, Bajaj Auto, SBI, HUL, Tata Steel, Vedanta, HFDC, TCS, ITC and Sun Pharma jumped up to 4.64 per cent.
The top gainers on the Sensex are Gail(India), HDFC, Infosys.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices hit their fresh lifetime highs for the second day in a row
The BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices outperformed to gain 0.6% and 1.1%, respectively
Market breadth depicted strength. There were almost 3 gainers against every loser on BSE
In 10 sessions Sensex rose over 8%
The broader NSE Nifty, after cracking below the key 10,300-mark, touched a low of 10,211.25, before finally ending 134.75 points, or 1.30 per cent, down at 10,226.55.
Coal India fell the most by 2.58 per cent among Sensex scrips, dragging the index into the negative zone.
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.
It, however, was a record-smashing week for both the indices, which scaled their lifetime highs.
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended up 37.05 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 10,397.45 points
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
The BSE Sensex gained 104.63 points to end at 33,147.13, while the broader Nifty spurted 48.45 points to finish at 10,343.80.
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The Nifty rose 176.50 points, or 1.74 per cent, during the week.
TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 119 points to close at 27,977 and the Nifty50 dropped 45 points to finish at 8,591.
The Sensex has hit its lowest level since August 29, 2016 whereas the Nifty hit its lowest level since Sep 12, 2016
Over the past week, the Sensex and the Nifty continued the bull-run
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 112 points at 28,555 and the 50-share Nifty closed 24 points higher at 8,561 after hitting a record high of 8,626.95.
Despite a strong start to trade today, key benchmark indices retreated sharply from their higher levels following bouts of profit-taking amid fresh weakness in the rupee against the dollar.
Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
Shares of L&T Technology Services, an arm of engineering giant Larsen and Toubro, made a decent debut on the bourses
Markets snapped their 8-day winning streak.
Most Asian markets ended with gains.
Sensex ends in green on boost from bluechip stocks.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended down 371 points at 24,966 and the Nifty50 closed 101 points lower at 7,615.
The India growth story is still intact, and fall in the Indian stock markets is an imported one and if the government succeeds in legislating the GST and Land Bill, India could yet emerge as a winner believe stock market experts
Investors will remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
The Sensex closed higher by 170 points at 26,128 and the Nifty rose 59 points to end at 7,943.
Sensex eneded lower on poor perfromance by financials and IT stocks.
BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
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