Sensex ended above 26,000 led by telecom shares amid TRAI's spectrum sharing norms.
BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap lost 2.5% and 3.1% after oil prices soared
Analysts mostly prefer domestic plays beside select films with foreign exposure.
Modi has plenty of opportunities to test out his strategy. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott will visit India this month, and Modi will fly to Washington towards the end of September for a summit with US President Barack Obama.
Market breadth was weak with 1,260 advances and 1,597 losers on the BSE.
The BSE Midcap ended up 0.5% while the Smallcap index ended nearly 1% higher
The Sensex ended down 251 points at 27,351 and the Nifty shed 65 points to close at 8,228.
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Bullish dollar sentiment overseas alongside sluggish domestic equity market predominantly impacted the domestic currency
IT companies account for a third of the entire dividend pot this year
Even as the Indian benchmarks, the BSE Sensex and Nifty 50, crumbled over three per cent today, experts are optimistic about the Indian economy and believe investors can still make 30 per cent plus returns in 2015
Investors booked profits at higher levels despite the growth oriented Budget.
The Sensex ended below 28,000 for the second straight day at 27,869.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
The 30-share Sensex ended 53 points higher at 28,439 and the 50-share Nifty closed 18 points higher at 8,494.
Global disinflation has finally caught up with India's high-cost economy.
A large number of successful IPOs ensured that the total investor wealth, measured in terms of cumulative valuation of all listed shares, rose by nearly Rs 6 lakh crore during the year to Rs 106.23 lakh crore
Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints, L&T, ONGC and Infosys have gained between 1%-1.5%.
OIL, IOC, HPCL, BPCL slipped between 0.1-1.5% each while the oil producing companies such as ONGC (0.1%), RIL (1.5%), GAIL(2.6%) also edged lower.
The 'China model' will command less respect in India, which could help improve policy formulation.
Capital Goods shares ended mixed on the back of weak IIP numbers. L&T ended down 0.7% while BHEL ended with marginal gains.
Sensex eneded lower on poor perfromance by financials and IT stocks.
However, IT stocks fell on weak growth forecast by Gartner
Markets recovered in late trades, amid firm European cues, led by rebound in financials and gains in IT shares.
The upbeat earnings from Reliance Industries will set the tone for the truncated week ahead
Large-cap scrips are still trading at a discount to mid-caps.
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.
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Any correction in Indian equities is an opportunity for investors to put in money for the long term
Markets ended tad lower with financials declining the most ahead of RBI policy review tomorrow.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
Markets ended higher, amid firm global cues, and are on track for third straight day of gains.
Tata Steel, SBI, Infosys and L&T were among the top gainers for the day.
Modi government needs to focus more.
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Market experts say booking profits could be unwise. If you are nervous, go for dividend-yield stocks.
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Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654
Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex closed 30 points lower at 21,140 levels.
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