BSE Bankex, Healthcare, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables ended higher.
BSE Sensex on Monday closed nearly 34 points higher at 26,350.17 with gains in realty, power, FMCG and oil & gas stocks amid sustained buying by domestic institutional investors.
However, investors have turned cautious over the likelihood of Britain leaving the European Union.
The total market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies fell by Rs 1.36 lakh crore to Rs 93.33 lakh crore.
The 30-share Sensex jumped 729 points to end at 28,076 and the 50-share Nifty soared 217 points to end at 8,494.
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.
Foreign portfolio investors were net buyers in equities to the tune of Rs 119 crore, as per provisional stock exchange data.
After touching a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Thursday, the rupee jumped 27 paise to end at 68.46.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 66 points at 28,438 and the Nifty ended down 15 points at 8,633.
Metal stocks lose ground with Hindalco, Tata Steel, Sesa Sterlite down 4-10%.
Sensex eneded 374 points higher on rate cut expectation from the RBI.
The trend was visible in the early trade on Thursday as investors indulged in trimming their bets after the minutes of the US Federal Reserve's September meeting indicated a possible rate hike this year.
Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
Investor wealth slumped by Rs 1.55 lakh crore on Thursday today, dragged down by massive selling in the stock markets where nearly seven out of ten shares closed lower.
Costlier oil due to rising conflict in Iraq threatens to hurt the India economy that is already battling price rise and slowing growth.
Tata Motors was the top gainer on better-than-expected June quarter revenues
Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex closed 30 points lower at 21,140 levels.
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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.
The Sensex ended up 48 points at 28,386 and the Nifty gained 13 points to close at 8,476.
Investors booked profits in recent gainers
Covering-up of pending short positions on expiry of the July derivatives contracts and a strengthening rupee propped up the markets at high levels
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
SBI, PNB, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Dena Bank, Central Bank of India ended down 3%-12% each.
After a volatile session, Sensex closed the day 563 points lower
Broader markets outperformed with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap adding 0.23% and 0.45%, respectively
All sectoral indices, led by realty, PSU, oil & gas and banking, were in positive zone with gains of up to 1.25 per cent.
BSE Realty index zoomed by almost 7% followed by counters like Metal, Oil & Gas, Auto, Banks, Auto, Healthcare and Power, all surging between 1-5%.
The market direction will be guided by corporate earnings, especially the oil & gas companies, since they were responsible for earnings disappointment in the past quarter as well.
FMCG major ITC and private banking major ICICI Bank were the top Sensex losers
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
'It is easy to dramatise the events of today, but it is far more important to focus on the fact that we have a radically overvalued financial sector. It is a house of cards.'
Banking and real estate stocks rise up to 5% on further rate-cut hope.
Markets extended gains for the fourth consecutive day tracking gains in banks, capital goods and oil and gas majors.
Markets closed in the red on domestic worries.
Broader markets broke the winning streak and ended lower, underperforming the benchmark indices
The 30-share Sensex ended down 215 points at 27,011.
After 3 weeks of consecutive rally, this week was a breather for the index, which corrected by almost 1.5%.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 28,261 and the 50-share Nifty closed 64 points lower at 8,571.
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