The NSE Nifty ended up 55 points at 5,352. The market breadth remained positive through the day - out of 3,017stocks traded today on the BSE, 1,569 advanced and 1,321 declined.
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The Nifty shut shop at 5270, up 17 points. The market breadth was marginally positive at close. Out of 2998 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1680 advancing stocks as against 1217 declines.
The Nifty closed at 5366, down two points. The market breadth was strong, with 1,743 advancing stocks as against 1168 declines.
The Nifty closed at 5245, up 14 points. The market breadth was negative, with 1252 advancing stocks as against 1568 declines.
The Nifty closed at 5,137, up three points. The market breadth turned weak at close. Out of 2,921 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1,037 advancing stocks as against 1804 declines.
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
The Nifty ended down 35 points at 4,757. The BSE market breadth turned negative towards the end of the day. Out of 2,888 shares traded, 1,490 declined while 1,309 advanced.
Banking stocks felt the heat due to worries that the lending rate cuts will hit their bottom line
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,830, down 70 points. Realty, banking and PSUs were the top sectoral losers on the BSE.
M&M led the gainers' pack, spurting 2.76 per cent, followed by ITC, Kotak Bank, L&T, SBI, Bajaj Auto and Nestle India.
Nifty ended flat at 5041. Realty and energy stocks were in the doldrums, while consumer durables and pharma stocks looked up.
NSE Nifty extended its rally and ended at 5,600 - up 55 points.
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Traders said falling crude prices in the global market was a big boost for the economy as it lightens the country's import bill burden, eases inflation and current account deficit concerns.
Investor sentiments remained upbeat tracking global developments as the US, China geared up for trade talks due this week.
Infosys was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising 2.36 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank up 1.39 per cent.
The Nifty advanced by 55 points to end at 5296. The market breadth was strong. Out of 3024 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1723 advancing stocks as against 1181 declines.
Markets surged on hopes that the exit polls would show that the BJP winning majority in the general elections.
Traders looking for quick gains were in for a rude shock as Nifty and its derivative stocks plummetted. Apart from educating retail investors, there are some systematic flaws that need to be plugged.
The benchmark index closed at 13,315.60 on September 18, after touching 12,558.14, below its May 2006-level. Interestingly, small-cap and mid-cap indices fell by over 15 per cent each, despite the Sensex and Nifty gaining 6 per cent since then.
The 30-share BSE Sensex is up 269 points at 9199. The NSE Nifty is up 82 points at 2714.
The markets are once again in a bear hug and the Sensex at 1400 hrs is down 133 points at 8,930.
Sectoral performance was mixed with media and PSU banking stocks attracting buyer interest and healthcare, FMCG and metal stocks bearing the brunt of the bears
The mid-cap index fell while small-cap advanced.
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Hindustan Unilever and pharma stocks were on buyers' radar; rate-sensitives faced jitters ahead of the credit policy.
The Sensex closed the day at 27,490, higher by 479 points and the Nifty ended at 8331.95, up 150.45 points.
Surrendering most of early gains, the BSE benchmark Sensex was quoting higher by 26 points in the late morning trade on Wednesday on persistent buying, mainly in realty, metal, banking and consumer durable sectors.
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The Nifty shut shop at 5260, up 36 points. The market breadth, though, was weak. Out of 2918 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1316 advancing stocks as against 1529 declines.
Gains in banking ICICI Bank, Tata Motors and Wipro was offest by losses in ITC, HDFC and Sun Pharma.
A recovery in rupee, buying by domestic institutional investors, encouraging earnings by select blue-chips and stock specific buying helped the market get back on its feet
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PowerGrid was the top laggard in the Sensex pack, shedding over 2 per cent, followed by HCL Tech, ONGC, M&M, Axis Bank, TCS, Reliance Industries and Infosys. On the other hand, Asian Paints, Titan, Tata Steel, Bajaj Finance and Bajaj Auto were among the gainers.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
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The Nifty touched its nine- month high in the morning and finally ended at 4,529 up 81 points. The market breadth was positive - out of 2,870 shares, 2,290 advanced, 541 declined and 39 were unchanged on Monday.
Investors booked profits in range-bound trade, led by PSU, oil & gas, energy, infrastructure, telecom, realty, healthcare, bankex, FMCG, capital goods and power counters.