Investors booked profits in recent gainers
This is the highest closing for both the indices since May 15.
Stocks of companies having operations and exports to Europe were the top losers.
'This market is very expensive in some pockets, dirt cheap in some, and the belly of the market is reasonably valued.'
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended at 9,143.80, up 43 points, or 0.47 per cent, after moving between 9,153.15 and 9,109.10.
Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
Banks and realty among the most hit on account of high borrowing costs.
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The NSE 50-share index, after moving between 10,469.90 and 10,395.25, finally concluded at 10,458.65, up 41.50 points
The Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.
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Banks, real estate and metal scrips among the top losers.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
Covering-up of short positions ahead of Thursday's expiry of August series in the derivatives segment gave equities a slight push
Infosys was the top Sensex loser along with other index heavyweights ITC and HDFC.
Metal shares gained on hopes that the government may adopt ordinance route for mines sector reforms
Investors watch out for cues from the on-going winter session of the Parliament.
Sustained FII inflows and fresh spell of buying by domestic institutional investors fuelled the rally
The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
Markets ended lower on Tuesday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as investors turned cautious and booked profit in financials.
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
Pharma stocks have performed well after Budget
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The broader markets were firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 1-1.4 per cent on the BSE.
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.
TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
Stocks reeled under huge losses on Thursday as the benchmark Sensex plunged sharply by over 465 points, the biggest single-day fall in three months, after India carried out "surgical strikes" on Wednesday night on terror launch pads across the Line of Control.
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Markets extended losses to end 1.5% down on Tuesday, amid weak global cues, after investors turned cautious ahead of key economic data and booked profits in rate sensitive shares while the further fall in the rupee continued to weigh on investor sent.
The dollar is king in an intermediate correction, says Sonali Ranade
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The broader markets traded positively with mid-caps and small-caps rising 0.5 per cent each on the BSE.
Keep exit plans handy, D-day could be the second week of August, writes Sonali Ranade in Market Notes.
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Markets snapped their 8-day winning streak.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Thursday, A K Prabhakar, senior VP and Head - Equity Research (Retail), Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd, answered some important questions on the market.
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