The Nifty shed 18 points to end at 5,420.
Nifty shed nine points to close at 5,541.
Financial shares and auto stocks among the top gainers for the day
Asian Paints dropped the most by 1.33 per cent. IndusInd bank fell 1.2 per cent, Axis Bank by 1.19 per cent, SBI by 1.12 per cent, Bajaj Finance by 1.07 per cent, Nestle by 1.04 per cent, and TCS by 0.97 per cent. Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries, Power Grid and Kotak Bank also retreated. Maruti Suzuki was the lead gainer, rising by 2.22 per cent.
The 30-share BSE Sensex is up 269 points at 9199. The NSE Nifty is up 82 points at 2714.
In the Sensex pack, NTPC, Tata Steel, SBI and IndusInd Bank were among the major laggards. In contrast, Wipro, HCL Tech, Mahindra & Mahindra and Nestle were among the nine stocks that defied the trend.
Hindustan Unilever and pharma stocks were on buyers' radar; rate-sensitives faced jitters ahead of the credit policy.
The markets plunged on account of heavy selling in scrips across sectors.
Analysts are warning of growing risks to the market's sustained momentum, and even to the possibility of consolidation at current levels. Domestically, markets are grappling with several challenges, including a slowing economy, as indicated by the latest GDP data for the July-September (Q2) quarter of 2024-25 (FY25), sticky inflation, fluctuations in the rupee, waning consumption, and high interest rates.
The Nifty is down 33 points at 6,046. Earlier the day, the Sensex had opened in the green but quickly pared its initial gains on back of selling pressure in banking and auto shares.
Stock markets would be largely driven by macroeconomic data, auto sales numbers, FII inflows and global trends this week, analysts said. The US debt ceiling negotiations and institutional flows will also be watched by investors. "This week, market participants will closely monitor institutional flows, as there is a historical observation that when both FIIs and DIIs become net buyers simultaneously, there is a likelihood of some profit-booking in the market," said Santosh Meena, head of research, Swastika Investmart Ltd.
Of the total 3096 stocks traded,1796 stocks have declined while 1155 have advanced on the BSE.
The markets continue to trade at the higher level on the back of buying in scrips across sectors
The markets have opened on positive note despite of worries in Middle East countries and mixed trade in Asian markets
The Nifty ended at 5452, up 35 points. The market breadth was marginally positive. Out of 3085 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1505 advancing stocks as against 1413 declines.
Bharti Airtel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 4 per cent, followed by Tech Mahindra, HDFC, Kotak Bank, M&M and HCL Tech. NSE Nifty advanced 21.85 points to 16,280.10.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 28 points at 25,844 and the Nifty50 ended flat at 7,915.
Out of 2948 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1008 advancing stocks as against 1836 declines.
Among the Sensex firms, HCL Technologies fell the most by 2.4 per cent. IndusInd Bank (2.35 per cent), Infosys (2.28 per cent), Wipro (1.8 per cent), NTPC (1.71 per cent), Asian Paints (1.7 per cent), Tata Consultancy Services (1.36 per cent),Tech Mahindra (1.03 per cent) and SBI (1 per cent) were among the major laggards.
Firm global cues, along with gains in FMCG majors ITC and Hindustan Unilever aid the upmove.
The market breadth was weak. Out of 2902 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1116 advancing stocks as against 1660 declines.
The Sensex closed at a new high of 13,706.53, up 89.76 points or 0.66%
The Nifty added 15 points to close at 5,532.
...helped by a Wall Street rally after the US Federal Reserve yesterday pledged to keep US interest rates low at least through mid-2013.
The Nifty ended at 5416, down 4 points. The market breadth was weak. Out of 3045 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1293 advancing stocks as against 1640 dcelines.
The Nifty ended at 6011, up 31 points. The broader markets also moved in tandem; the midcap index ended at 7627, higher by 18 points and the smallcap index ended at 9354, up 29 points.
The Nifty ended at 5650, up 23 points. The market breadth was positive. Out of 2964 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1768 advancing stocks as against 1073 declines
The BSE benchmark index weakened by 295 points at 19,091 and the Nifty lost 95 points to close at 5,729.
Out of 3018 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 956 advancing stocks as against 1946 declines.
With the markets scaling new highs, as many as 43 stocks from the Nifty50 index and 27 of the 30 scrips that are part of the S&P BSE Sensex are trading above their respective 200-day moving average (DMA). The 200-DMA is seen as one of the most relevant trend indicators by investors and traders, who believe that stocks and indices trading above this level possess strength and are likely to rally in the short to medium term, while the ones trading below this level are viewed as bearish and expected to see a sell-off. Wipro, UPL, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Hindalco, Infosys, Cipla, and Adani Enterprises are the only stocks from the Nifty50 pack that are still below their respective 200-DMA, the exchange data suggests.
The markets ended lower on FII outflows and concerns over rising inflation.
The benchmark indices surged by as much as 9% during the past week till Thursday to post their highest returns in 21 months, buoyed by the upbeat sentiment on the global market front.
In the broader markets, the smallcap index gained 1% and the midcap index added 0.9% to outperform the BSE benchmark index. The Sensex closed gaining 0.2%
The market breadth was negative. Out of 2940 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1392 advancing stocks as against 1449 declines.
The broader markets underperformed; the midcap index ended at 6662, down 133 points and the smallcap index ended at 8131, down 193 points.
