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.
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 rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
Infosys, Wipro and HUL among the top losers for the day.
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Markets ended lower on profit taking ahead of June F&O expiry.
Markets snapped their 8-day winning streak.
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.
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.
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
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The Sensex ended down 251 points at 27,351 and the Nifty shed 65 points to close at 8,228.
The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.
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.
The broader markets ended mixed with mid-caps gaining 0.1 per cent and small-caps falling 0.1 per cent on the BSE.
The broader markets ended negatively with mid-caps and small-caps shedding 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
The main losers on the Sensex were Tata Steel, Hero Moto, BHEL, ONGC & Maruti Suzuki.
Investors booked profits at higher levels despite the growth oriented Budget.
Market breadth is positive with 942 advances and 196 declines.
The Nifty had hit its third successive record high of 7,922.70 today.
A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
Markets shrugged off RBI's neutral stance on key policy rates.
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
Bank of Baroda ended flat after sharp gains in the previous session.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
HDFC, TCS, RIL, ITC and ICICI Bank dragged the Sensex by over 100 points.
The 30-share Sensex ended down by 59 points at 27,027 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 7 points at 8,087.
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The broader markets traded positively with mid-caps and small-caps rising 0.5 per cent each on the BSE.
The Asian markets are largely trading in the green, taking heart from a positive close on Wall Street.
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
As and when the GST comes in, Budget projections will have to be unbundled and revised. In fact, the pragmatic decision would be to present another Budget! This makes the passage of the Finance Bill with its multiple unrelated amendments seem even more dubious, says Devangshu Datta.
The breakdown of talks between Greece and its international creditors raised fears of Greece's exit from the euro zone.
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
However, IT stocks fell on weak growth forecast by Gartner
Benchmark indices finished higher on hopes of economic reforms
Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
BSE Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 10499.86 and CNX Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 12672.85 levels.
Between Friday's and Monday's close: Yields on 10-year bonds up 6 basis points, rupee slides 13 paise against dollar, Sensex ends flat
