The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
But much depends on govt action & global economy; Sensex gains in 2070 the biggest in five years
Pharma shares were the top gainers led by Lupin after the company received EIR from USFDA for its Goa facility
HDFC, TCS, RIL, ITC and ICICI Bank dragged the Sensex by over 100 points.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
Sensex, Nifty have lost about 6%, against 0.5-5% decline in other key Asian indices.
Private lenders HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank were the top gainers along with index heavyweights
The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das kept the red flag on cryptocurrencies flying, warning that the next financial crisis can be triggered by private cryptocurrencies if such speculative instruments are allowed to grow.
Sensex ended above 26,000 led by telecom shares amid TRAI's spectrum sharing norms.
The BSE Sensex was down 326 points at 23,277 and the Nifty was down 107 points at 7,056.
The derivatives expiry on Thursday is also expected to add to the volatility.
Jindal Steel and Power was the top loser down 10% followed by Hindalco, Tata Steel, Tata Power which ended down between 0.5-3% each.
There isn't much Budget could do directly to help sectors.
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.
After oscillating over 486 points, the 30-share Sensex settled 38.44 points, or 0.10 per cent, lower at 39,020.39. It hit an intra-day low of 38,840.76 and a high of 39,327.15.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
IIP for November 2015 and CPI for December 2015 will be announced today.
The return from the ETF investment will be more than the 8.75 per cent the EPFO offers to subscribers now.
It could be a tough week In the run-up to such an event, the market is always nervous.
At 15.05 PM, the 30-share Sensex was up 281 points at 28,238 and the 50-share Nifty gained 86 points at 8,577
Revival in domestic business should also help overall revenue growth.
Urjit Patel as the new RBI governor whose focus is on taming inflation has lowered the probability of interest rate cut soon
The Sensex ended 229 points down at 27,602 and the Nifty ended down 63 points at 8,293.
BSE Midcap index outperformed the benchmark indices to end with 0.4% gains.
Of the 23 Indian billionaires mentioned in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, only one saw a reduction in net worth, with the companies owned by most of them outperforming the Nifty 50 index by a big margin.
Positive cues from the global market front aided the rally.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
Probably in August. We can argue whether RBI is dovishly neutral or neutrally dovish but the telltale signs of at least one more rate cut are strewn all over the policy statement, points out Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Around 300 promoters serve their company boards for free.
For a while, it seemed the markets were going on a free fall.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 46 points to end at 28,122 and the 50-share Nifty gained 20 points to close at 8,514.
FIIs have offloaded stocks worth Rs 13,110 crore
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The Sensex ended down 134 points at 28,559 and the Nifty ended 35 points lower at 8,554
Bharti Airtel , RCom and Tata Communications ended down between 0.1-1%.
The main losers on the Sensex were Tata Steel, Hero Moto, BHEL, ONGC & Maruti Suzuki.
Short-covering and the propping up of net asset values have potential to boost frontline as well as second-rung names next week
