Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
The 50-stock NSE barometer Nifty finished 22.50 points, or 0.21 per cent, down at 10,526.20
The broader NSE Nifty gained 22 points to 10,480.60
India's sad export figure put pressure on the rupee
Markets across the globe are rallying on hopes that the US Federal Reserve won't lift interest rates until 2016.
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
Broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap index adding 0.7%, while S&P BSE Smallcap index gained 0.6%.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Input prices rose at their fastest rate in 14 months but manufacturers absorbed much of the increase
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
Sun Pharma was by far the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 8.13 per cent, followed by Dr Reddy's at 4.92 per cent.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 46 points lower at 24,824 and Nifty50 settled at 7,555, down by 8 points after hitting intra-day high of 7,600.45.
The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
In India, however, the Nifty continues to climb a wall of worry as general elections loom, fiscal deficit surges and the current account deficit is barely under control following subdued gold and crude prices, says Sonali Ranade.
The Nikkei India Manufacturing PMI dipped from 50.3 in November to 49.1 in December.
The BSE Sensex zoomed 318 points to end at 33,351.57, while the broader Nifty spurted 88 points to 10,242.65.
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
Broader market outperformed the benchmark indices with S&P BSE Midcap gaining over 1%
Japan will offer more than $8.11 billion in loans to construct India's high speed rail network.
The euro climbed 1.3 percent against the yen to 135.60 and added 0.7 percent against the dollar to trade at $1.1115.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices under-performed to lose 0.8% and 1.6%
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
The Nifty PSU Bank pared losses to end flat after falling as much as 1.05%
The broader markets also ended lower in line with the benchmark indices
The Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.
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.
Bajaj Auto was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.95 per cent followed by Maruti Suzuki at 2.69 per cent.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively
Shares of IT companies were in focus with the Nifty IT and S&P BSE IT index gaining more than 2% in an otherwise lower market
Banking stocks felt the heat due to worries that the lending rate cuts will hit their bottom line
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ITC, Infosys, Wipro and HDFC Bank among the major losers.
S&P BSE Sensex settled at 31,170, up 60 points, while the broader Nifty50 closed at record high for third straight session. It ended at 9,624, up 19 points.
S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 2% and 1.6% respectively
Broader market underperformed the headline indices with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap finishing in red
Extending losses for 7th session, Nifty fell below the 8,000 mark for the first time since Nov 25
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
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