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.
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, realty and auto witnessed heavy selling pressure ahead of the RBI Monetary policy which is scheduled on September 29.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in Indian equities worth Rs 277.92 crore on Tuesday
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.
Markets ended weak tracking the expiry of April derivative contracts.
The Sensex ended below 28,000 for the second straight day at 27,869.
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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
Markets could slide again owing to conditions in Europe and the US.
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.
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
Economic growth depends a lot on what FM announces in the upcoming Union Budget.
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.
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 30-share Sensex ended in the red.
ONGC, Sesa Sterlite, Tata Steel, RIL and HDFC emerged as the biggest losers
The Sensex was up 70 points and the Nifty was up 20 points led by SBI on robust Q2 earnings.
The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
The 30-share Sensex is down 359 points at 26,378 and the Nifty has dropped 78 points to trade at 7,883
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.
Markets snapped their 8-day winning streak.
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Markets ended lower on profit taking ahead of June F&O expiry.
Investors booked profits at higher levels after the Sensex and Nifty hit all-time highs in the previous session.
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Banks, real estate and metal scrips among the top losers.
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
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.
Markets ended lower for the third straight day on Tuesday weighed down by profit taking in rate sensitives with bank shares leading the decline after hopes of rate cut by the central bank faded.
The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.
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