Extending losses for 7th session, Nifty fell below the 8,000 mark for the first time since Nov 25
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended up 37.05 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 10,397.45 points
But the 30-share Sensex rose by 141.52 points, or 0.41 per cent, to close at 34,297.47. The broader NSE Nifty gained 44.60- points, or 0.42 per cent, to end at 10,545.50 after touching a high of 10,618.10.
Financials emerged as the top gainers while auto shares rallied on robust September sales
Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,441.90 and 10,341.90, ended 6.15 points, or 0.06 per cent down at 10,380.45.
Sentiment was largely positive after April IIP grew at 4.9 per cent, spurred by higher growth in manufacturing and mining sectors.
Markets ended higher, amid firm global cues, and are on track for third straight day of gains.
Asian Paints was the top gainer after the paints major posted robust first quarter earnings.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices under-performed to lose 0.8% and 1.6%
'The market position from here on is expected to go up'.
Despite a strong start to trade today, key benchmark indices retreated sharply from their higher levels following bouts of profit-taking amid fresh weakness in the rupee against the dollar.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 2% and 1.6% respectively
Markets will remain closed on Thursday, 12 November 2015 on account of Diwali Balipratipada.
Infosys was the top Sensex loser along with other index heavyweights ITC and HDFC.
Covering-up of short positions ahead of Thursday's expiry of August series in the derivatives segment gave equities a slight push
The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,543.
Markets in green tracking firm global cues.
Tata Steel was the day's worst performer in the Sensex pack, plunging 3.25 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 3.05 per cent.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
Participants are keenly awaiting the rollovers to the next series ahead of the expiry of June F&O.
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
Strong gains in Vedanta Ltd, Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel and Maruti Suzuki helped the index touch record levels.
ONGC was the top gainer which surged over 4% followed by Axis, SBI, CIL
The NSE Nifty went past the 8,600-mark for the first time since November 1.
Axis Bank emerged as the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 6.62 per cent, followed by SBI at 5.88 per cent.
Most of the session's gains for both the indices were wiped out as investors rushed to book profits ahead of F&O expiry on Thursday and also due to concerns over stretched valuations.
ICICI Bank and SBI were among the top Sensex gainers along with FMCG majors ITC and HUL.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged.
'Experts are not ruling out further pain as global factors cannot insulate India from the aftermath.'
Rise in crude oil price and rally in global equities aided the sentiment
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap lost 2.5% and 3.1% after oil prices soared
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.
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