The broader NSE Nifty, on the other hand, ended 2.70 points, or 0.02 per cent, lower at 11,555.90 in its third straight day of losses.
Tata Motors, ONGC, HDFC and TCS were the top gainers.
Investors' wealth tumbled by over Rs 7.35 lakh crore on Friday, with the BSE benchmark Sensex plummeting 1,688 points amid a global selloff triggered by a new coronavirus variant. The 30-share index tumbled 1,687.94 points or 2.87 per cent to close at 57,107.15. During the day, it tanked 1,801.2 points or 3.06 per cent. Tracking the weak trend, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies slumped by Rs 7,35,781.63 crore to reach Rs 2,58,31,172.25 crore.
Brokers said a flurry of buying by investors in blue-chips mainly influenced the sentiment.
Sensex ends 134.91 pts down at 28,709.87; Nifty falls 44.70 pts at 8,712.05.
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
At close, the Sensex was up 0.7% or 124 points at 18,789 and the Nifty gained 0.8% or 46 points to end at 5,565.
Short covering in index heavyweights like HDFC, HDFC Bank and TCS aided the upmove.
The 30-share Sensex ended 50 points lower at 28,112 and the 50-share Nifty declined 12 points to close at 8,531.
The Sensex ended at a fresh record closing high of 28,889 while Nifty ended at a fresh record closing high of 8,730.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 90 points at 19,429 after hitting an intra-day low of 19,398 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 40 points at 5,881 after touching an intra-day low of 5,871.
'To achieve a corpus of Rs 10 crores in the coming years, I would suggest you increase your SIP, advises Nikunj Saraf, vice president, Choice Wealth.
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 42 points to close at 25,838 and the Nifty50 lost 13 points to end at 7,899.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
TCS, Infosys and Wipro were down 0.4-2% each. Capital goods majors also ended lower with L&T and BHEL down 1.4-3.9% each.
Titan was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 3 per cent, followed by M&M, Reliance Industries, Axis Bank, TCS, Maruti and Infosys. NSE Nifty surged 122.10 points to 15,885.15.
Market breadth remained strong with 1,581 advances over 1,018 declines on the BSE
Gains were led by index heavyweights Reliance Industries and Infosys.
The market breadth was negative. 1153 stocks had declied while 804 had advanced.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, turned negative from positive
S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 2% and 1.6% respectively
The 30-share Sensex ended 271 points higher to end at 28,930 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 76 points to close at 8,776.
Equity benchmark Sensex rebounded 454 points on Thursday, boosted by gains in index heavyweight Reliance Industries amid a positive trend in global markets.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 364 points to end at 24,607 and the Nifty50 soared 107 points to close at 7,476.
The Sensex ended down 251 points at 27,351 and the Nifty shed 65 points to close at 8,228.
Markets ended their lowest close in 2015 on fears of FII outflows as the US Fed may hike rates.
Market players said the sell-off was triggered by pessimism that the government may not be able to balance growth with macro-stability.
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The 30-share Sensex ended 117 points higher at 26,560 and the 50-share Nifty gained 31 points to end at 7,936.
Nikunj Saraf, Vice President Choice Wealth, answers your queries.
Sensex rally was driven by Bajaj FinServ, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, HDFC and Axis Bank. NSE Nifty climbed 326.50 points to end at 15,245.60.
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
TCS was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 3 per cent, followed by L&T, Bharti AIrtel, HCL Tech, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto and Reliance Industries. NSE Nifty rallied 164.70 points to its fresh closing peak of 16,529.10.
Experts say, investors will be better off exiting them at higher levels and investing in stocks of fundamentally sound companies.
Omkeshwar Singh, head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Pharma shares were the top gainers led by Lupin after the company received EIR from USFDA for its Goa facility
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
IT majors along with metal names Sesa Goa and Hindalco buck trend.
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