The Sensex declined 26 points to close at 7,120.
Investors were anxious concerned about the uncertainties over the timing of Us Federal Reserve rate hike, US policies under President Donald Trump, the upcoming French election and rising crude price that could impact inflation, going ahead. A weak closing in Asia tracking overnight losses in the US owing to all these unknowns triggered selling, brokers said.
TCS emerged as the biggest gainer among the top-10 firms
The Sensex closed with a gain of nine points at 6,025. The Nifty was up two points at 1,891.
The Sensex soared 88 points to 5,843. The Nifty ended 23 points higher at 1,837.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 17 points at 5,105 owing to bullish global markets.
The 30-share barometer remained up throughout and hit a high of 29,070.20, powered by a rally in RIL and other blue-chips. The index ended 215.74 points up, or 0.75 per cent, at 29,048.19 -- its highest closing since March 5, 2015, when it had closed at 29,448.95.
Both benchmark indices were driven by strong gains in IT, teck, oil and gas, pharma and banking shares amid earnings optimism.
The BSE Sensex was down 326 points at 23,277 and the Nifty was down 107 points at 7,056.
Tata Motors was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying 2.94 per cent. It was followed by Vedanta, Bajaj Finance, Sun Pharma, ONGC, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Auto, Tata Steel, RIL, HDFC duo, L&T and SBI, rising up to 2.78 per cent.
On the last day of FY!5, the Sensex ended lower by 18.37 points at 27,957.49.
The market valuation of HDFC advanced by Rs 11,309.5 crore to Rs 2,27,624.66 crore, becoming the top gainer in the chart
The m-cap of HDFC Bank soared Rs 13,030.16 crore to Rs 3,10,188.96 crore, emerging as the biggest gainer among the top-10 firms.
The 30-share Sensex stayed in the green for the better part of the session and hit the day's high of 38,297.70 as buying pace gathered momentum towards the fag-end.
The rally in index heavyweight ITC has boosted the sentiment across the board.
After a strong opening, shares of the car-maker further zoomed 9.37 per cent to Rs 1,899.90 -- its 52-week high on the BSE.
Index heavyweights ITC was the top gainer along with RIL and HDFC
Among the gainers, microfinance player Ujjivan Financial Services which made its stock market debut in May has seen the biggest rally in its share price.
Hopes that better-than-forecasted monsoon may help the RBI cut rates sooner than expected, too triggered buying activity.
According to Merrill Lynch (BofA-ML) report, Domestic capital markets are likely to remain volatile in the September-November period due to factors like US Fed's policy action, second quarter corporate earnings and Bihar state elections.
The progress of the GST Bill in Parliament is also likely to remain in focus
Metal stocks also had a good session, with JSW Steel zooming by 7%, and Tata Steel and Nalco gaining about 3% each.
The India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said the monsoon this year is expected to be 'above normal.'
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 112 points at 28,555 and the 50-share Nifty closed 24 points higher at 8,561 after hitting a record high of 8,626.95.
Investors will remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
Broader markers outperformed their larger peers.
Financials were the top losers after sharp gains in the previous session along with ITC
The breadth, indicating strength of the market was strong
Nifty snaps 10-day winning streak
Despite being steady, the Sony Xperia XZ has room for improvement.
After 3 weeks of consecutive rally, this week was a breather for the index, which corrected by almost 1.5%.
In 2014, the benchmark Sensex rose by 6,328.74 points or 30 per cent and recorded a record high of 28,822.37 on November 28.
Auto and index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers in early trades.
A massive rally in domestic equities along with smooth supply of dollars on the back sustained capital inflows into equities and debt predominantly helped the upmove
Markets gained for the second straight session to kick-off the September F&O series on a robust note.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, ITC, NTPC, L&T and HDFC, all up 2% each
Above normal monsoon forecast and strength in Asian equities lifted sentiments.
Benchmark share indices ended flat amid lack of investor participation even as gains in IT majors ahead of their second quarter earnings helped capped downside.
