Markets ended flat on Tuesday, amid a volatile trading session, as investors exercised caution ahead of the two-day FOMC meet starting today and Reserve Bank of India's monetary policy later this week.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 71 points at 26,710 and the 50-share Nifty lost 38 points to close at 8,030.
The broader markets were marginally higher with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 0.1-0.4 per cent on the BSE.
Sensex is under pressure due to concerns in the global market.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
Broad-based buying aided sentiment and the market registers record turnover at Rs 6.86 lakh crore
ONGC was the top gainer which surged over 4% followed by Axis, SBI, CIL
Bajaj Auto was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.95 per cent followed by Maruti Suzuki at 2.69 per cent.
Sensex firm on favourable GDP numbers for FY16.
Real test of the rally in this segment will be the upcoming result season.
RIL, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors and ONGC alone contributed to a 100 point cut seen on Sensex.
Most analysts expect growth in the sales of Nifty-50 companies to decelerate, albeit marginally, in the quarter ended December compared to the corresponding period of 2013-14, with metals and real estate companies pulling down earnings.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in Indian equities worth Rs 277.92 crore on Tuesday
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, realty and auto witnessed heavy selling pressure ahead of the RBI Monetary policy which is scheduled on September 29.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 46 points to end at 28,122 and the 50-share Nifty gained 20 points to close at 8,514.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 339 points at 28,119 and the 50-share Nifty closed 100 points lower at 8,438.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 366 points at 27,275 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 132 points at 8,235.
The Sensex ended below 28,000 for the second straight day at 27,869.
Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
Markets ended weak tracking the expiry of April derivative contracts.
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
The market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 2,086 shares declining and 893 shares advancing.
Reliance Industries and ONGC were down 4-6% each contributing the most to the Sensex losses
Benchmark share indices ended lower for the third straight session as investors turned cautious amid tensions in Iraq even as consumer durables shares stole the limelight tracking rally in gold prices.
Markets could slide again owing to conditions in Europe and the US.
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.
Economic growth depends a lot on what FM announces in the upcoming Union Budget.
Metal shares gained on hopes that the government may adopt ordinance route for mines sector reforms
Sensex is trading firm; FMCG, real estate going strong.
The Sensex ended 229 points down at 27,602 and the Nifty ended down 63 points at 8,293.
The 30-share Sensex is up 253 points at 29,263 and the 50-share Nifty has gained 68 points at 8,829.
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
ONGC, Sesa Sterlite, Tata Steel, RIL and HDFC emerged as the biggest losers
The 30-share Sensex ended in the red.
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The Sensex was up 70 points and the Nifty was up 20 points led by SBI on robust Q2 earnings.
The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883
The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
Geopolitical concerns, earnings sees investors rush to safe haven plays post the Union Budget presentation in July.
Infosys, Wipro and HUL among the top losers for the day.