ITC was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying 3.14 per cent. Maruti Suzuki, Axis Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Vedanta, Asian Paints, M&M, HUL, Bajaj Auto and PowerGrid were among the other top gainers, rising up to 2.13 per cent.
Markets surged on hopes that the exit polls would show that the BJP winning majority in the general elections.
In its investor presentation, IHH said it wanted to develop Fortis into a market leader.
Cement shares have been outperformers on the stock market
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, ITC, NTPC, L&T and HDFC, all up 2% each
Benchmark indices finished higher on hopes of economic reforms
Domestic tyre demand is seen to grow by 7-9 per cent over the next five years.
The fallen bellwether of the technology sector has a strategy to reclaim its lost position.
Broader market outperformed the frontline indices with the Smallcap and Midcap gaining up to 1%
The local markets are expected to react to global triggers until the government announces the Union Budget.
Markets ended higher for the second straight session mainly on the back of upbeat corporate earnings.
Sensex, Nifty end the day in red ahaead of F&O expiry.
He said unwarranted rumour-mongering, speculation, and bear hammering of all Reliance Group companies shares over the last few weeks had caused grave damage to all our stakeholders.
Most of the large mid-caps share similar business model as the large-caps and have more of less similar set of clients.
Sensex remained volatile through the day.
BSE Auto index fell over 0.5% after reports that automobiles might get costlier post GST
According to analysts, IT firms like Infosys, TCS and HCL Technologies are likely to benefit the most on account of larger US exposures and dollar billing.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
Growth in the eight core sectors jumped to 8.5% in April, due to a sharp pick-up in refinery products and a commensurate rise in electricity generation.
Shares of RIL ended 2.4% higher as it pips TCS to become most valued firm
The 30-share Sensex ended down 261 points at 27,177 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 91 points at 8,214.
Sensex in green, JSW climbs higher.
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively
Recovery seen in Q4, companies continue to focus on enhancing cash flow
Shares of Jet Airways on Wednesday tanked over 10 per cent in the morning trade as the airline has posted its highest-ever annual loss of Rs 4,129 crore (Rs 41.29 billion).
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
The Sensex ended at at 27,676, lower by 210 points and the Nifty broke the psychological level of 8,400 to end at 83877 down 70 points.
RBI must balance the need for improving domestic bank credit demand and respond to lower inflation.
Sectors such as Auto, Banks, Capital Goods, FMCG, Metal, Oil & Gas and Power are trading marginally lower.
RIL's profit before interest and depreciation increased by 8%.
Vistara and AirAsia India have been lobbying for the relaxation of this rule.
In line with Sensex, the broader indices also saw hefty losses. Large cap index tumbled 0.79 per cent, midcap 0.87 per cent and smallcap 0.57 per cent.
Kotak Mahindra Bank and Vedanta were the top Nifty gainers.
The company might look to reduce workforce in its mobile phone division.
Analysts feel Fortis Healthcare share holders are at a disadvantage and deal valuations had been short of expectations
Omkeshwar Singh, Head, Rank MF, a mutual fund investment platform, answers your queries.
Companies from the capital goods space will under-perform.
Markets closed the day in green on favourable domestic factors,
'The economy needs to deliver the expected 7.5% growth for the markets to deliver better than single digit returns.' 'Any disappointment in growth can see the markets correcting downwards.'
