Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
Tata Steel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying nearly 4 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, M&M, Bajaj Finserv and Reliance Industries. NSE Nifty advanced 33.95 points to a fresh high of 16,563.05.
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The 30 Sensex companies alone, which are among the biggest companies in the country, now account for nearly 50% or about Rs 47 lakh crore of total investor wealth.
Sliding for the fourth straight day, the BSE Sensex shed 152 points in choppy trade on Wednesday amid mixed global cues ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy decision.
Weak GDP data and unfaouvrable global data has pulled down Sensex, Nifty.
Tata Motors, ONGC, HDFC and TCS were the top gainers.
The broader NSE Nifty plunged 119.15 points, or 1.01 per cent, to 11,709.10.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 31 points at 26,591 and the 50-share Nifty gained 10 points at 8,061.
Index heavyweights were the top losers along with bank shares.
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.
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 S&P BSE Sensex shed 42 points to close at 25,838 and the Nifty50 lost 13 points to end at 7,899.
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
Banking shares saw a renewed buying interest on the hopes of a rate-cut by the central bank post the easing of macro-economic data.
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.
Sensex ends 134.91 pts down at 28,709.87; Nifty falls 44.70 pts at 8,712.05.
Brokers said a flurry of buying by investors in blue-chips mainly influenced the sentiment.
The Sensex ended at a fresh record closing high of 28,889 while Nifty ended at a fresh record closing high of 8,730.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
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.
Market breadth remained strong with 1,581 advances over 1,018 declines on the BSE
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.
Market benchmark Sensex tumbled over 323 points after an intense last-hour sell-off on Wednesday, triggered by losses mainly in index heavyweights Infosys, Reliance and HDFC.
The Sensex ended down 251 points at 27,351 and the Nifty shed 65 points to close at 8,228.
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The S&P BSE Sensex surged 364 points to end at 24,607 and the Nifty50 soared 107 points to close at 7,476.
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.
The market breadth was negative. 1153 stocks had declied while 804 had advanced.
The market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms reached an all-time high of Rs 288.50 lakh crore on Wednesday amid an ongoing rally in equities, as the benchmark Sensex settled above 63,000-level for the first time ever. The 30-share BSE barometer climbed 417.81 points or 0.67 per cent to settle at 63,099.65, its fresh record closing high. During the day, the benchmark jumped 621.17 points or 0.99 per cent to 63,303.01, its lifetime intra-day peak. Extending its winning momentum to seventh day, the Sensex has rallied 1,954.81 points or 3.19 per cent during this time.
Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
Dr Reddy's was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 5 per cent, followed by M&M, Tech Mahindra, Axis Bank, IndusInd Bank and TCS. NSE Nifty sank 306.05 points to finish at 14,675.70.
Gains were led by index heavyweights Reliance Industries and Infosys.
S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 2% and 1.6% respectively
Market players said the sell-off was triggered by pessimism that the government may not be able to balance growth with macro-stability.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, turned negative from positive
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
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IT majors along with metal names Sesa Goa and Hindalco buck trend.
