Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Bajaj Finance, ONGC, Yes Bank, HDFC, HCL Tech, Tech Mahindra, TCS, ICICI Bank and RIL, rising up to 3.57 per cent.
The broader markets underperformed; the midcap index ended at 6662, down 133 points and the smallcap index ended at 8131, down 193 points.
The European indices, including the FTSE, CAC and DAX, had trading in a directionless manner in the middle of the day.
The Nifty ended at 5416, down 4 points. The market breadth was weak. Out of 3045 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1293 advancing stocks as against 1640 dcelines.
The Nifty ended below the 5700 mark at 5691, down 33 points.
The IT index had a cracker of a time to spurt around 2% and emerge as the leading gainer on the BSE.
The Nifty is down 33 points at 6,046. Earlier the day, the Sensex had opened in the green but quickly pared its initial gains on back of selling pressure in banking and auto shares.
The NSE Nifty was down 66 points at 6,080. In the broader markets, the midcaps and the smallcaps indexes were also down 1% each.
Several factors, like fear of FII withdrawals, high inflation numbers, telecom scam, RBI warning, etc, saw the markets plummet on Thursday.
On a net basis, foreign portfolio investors bought Rs 446 crore worth of domestic stocks on Thursday and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 49.68 crore, provisional data available with BSE suggested.
Of the total 3096 stocks traded,1796 stocks have declined while 1155 have advanced on the BSE.
The Sensex swung in a range of nearly 200 points before ending virtually unchanged at 20104, lower by 12 points and the Nifty ended at 6029, down six points.
Nifty shut shop at 5,860, up 65 points. There was a quantum leap in the advance tax figures for the second quarter of the 2010-11.
The Nifty ended at 5486, up 14 points. The market breadth was positive. Out of 3055 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1847 advancing stocks as against 1080 declines.
Nifty PSU bank index dropped nearly 2%
The Nifty gained 72 points at 5,486. Market breadth was positive. 1671 stocks advanced as compared to 1272 declines.
The Nifty ended at 5420, down 40 points. The market breadth was weak. Out of 3059 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1208 advancing stocks as against 1739 declines.
Nifty ended at 5447, down 21 points. Out of 3069 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1581 advancing stocks as against 1381 declines.
The market breadth was positive. Out of 3055 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1503 advanxing stocks as against 1422 declining stocks.
The Nifty added 24 points to close at 5,556.
The Nifty added 15 points to close at 5,532.
The Nifty on the other hand lost 60 points to close the day at 5,138.
the Nifty added 23 points to end the day at 5,565.
The NSE Nifty added 40 points to end at 5119. The market breadth was positive. Out of 2966 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1533 advancing stocks as against 1304 declines.
The Nifty ended at 5078, up 78 points. The market breadth was strong. Out of 2914 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1841 advancing stocks as against 888 declines.
The BSE benchmark index weakened by 295 points at 19,091 and the Nifty lost 95 points to close at 5,729.
Investors were seen in a cheerful mood and widened their positions in frontliners as well as midcap and smallcap stocks to mark the beginning of their new accounts
The Nifty closed at 5308, down 14 points. The market breadth turned negative at close. Out of 2991 stocks traded on the BSE, there were 1,288 advancing stocks as against 1605 declines.
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