Investor wealth on Wednesday diminished by Rs 1.84 lakh crore amid massive sell-off in the equity market.
ONGC was the top gainer which surged over 4% followed by Axis, SBI, CIL
Investors booked profits after strong 641-point rally in the previous two sessions, brokers said.
Hopes that better-than-forecasted monsoon may help the RBI cut rates sooner than expected, too triggered buying activity.
The BSE on Monday slipped below the crucial Rs 100-lakh crore (Rs 100 trillion) mark as the benchmark Sensex lost 261 points.
Sensex, Nifty have lost about 6%, against 0.5-5% decline in other key Asian indices.
Metal stocks lose ground with Hindalco, Tata Steel, Sesa Sterlite down 4-10%.
The total market capitalisation of BSE listed companies stood at Rs 1,01,68,542 crore.
The 30-share Sensex was up 191 points at 28,707.75 and the 50-share Nifty was up 54 points at 8,714.
n the broader market, BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are trading higher by 0.3% each.
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
BSE Sensex ended at 25,549.72 up by 321 points or 1.27% and the Nifty ended 7624.40 up by 97.75 points or 1.30%.
Equity benchmarks erased early gains after realty, capital goods, teck, auto, PSU, IT, power and bankex counters came under selling pressure, falling up to 1.28 per cent.
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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.
BSE Sensex on Monday closed nearly 34 points higher at 26,350.17 with gains in realty, power, FMCG and oil & gas stocks amid sustained buying by domestic institutional investors.
As many as 142 stocks from the S&P BSE500 index are currently trading below their level of May 12, 2014
Among Sensex constituents, HCL Tech suffered the most by diving 2.26 per cent, followed by HDFC shedding 2.10 per cent.
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
The broader NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,600.25 and 10,491.45 points, ended the last session of Samvat 2074 with a rise of 6 points, or 0.06 per cent, to end at 10,530.
Sensex, Nifty end the day in red ahaead of F&O expiry.
ICICI Bank, ONGC and Tata Motors contribute to nearly 50% gain seen on the Nifty.
In the Sensex pack, ICICI Bank emerged as the top gainer by rising 0.97 per cent, while Tata Steel advanced 0.92 per cent.
The main losers on the Sensex were Tata Steel, Hero Moto, BHEL, ONGC & Maruti Suzuki.
The Nifty finished the day at 10,265.65, a hefty gain of 98.95 points, or 0.97 per cent, after shuttling between 10,270.85 and 10,195.25.
The session was marked by volatility and stock-specific action, even as the overall sentiment remains risk-averse, brokers said.
The BSE Sensex gained 104.63 points to end at 33,147.13, while the broader Nifty spurted 48.45 points to finish at 10,343.80.
Even though stocks may remain volatile in the run-up to the polls, as political parties stitch up alliances, the long-term trajectory for the markets remains bullish.
Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex closed 30 points lower at 21,140 levels.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 90 points at 19,429 after hitting an intra-day low of 19,398 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 40 points at 5,881 after touching an intra-day low of 5,871.
Maruti Suzuki was the biggest gainer among Sensex scrips, rising 5.89 per cent, followed by M&M up 5.29 per cent.
Sentiment was hurt after market regulator Sebi directed bourses to initiate action against 331 suspected shell companies.
Investors booked profits in recent gainers
BSE Power, Healthcare, Capital Goods, FMCG and Metal indices gained between 0.6-1%.
The Sensex ended higher by 245 points at 27,372 mark and the Nifty gained 66 points at 8,225.
In the broader markets, the mid and smallcap indices were up 0.3% each, underperforming the BSE benchmark index which gained 0.5%.
The wider NSE Nifty touched a low of 10,652.40 before finishing at 10,671.40, showing a loss of 97.75 points, or 0.91 per cent.
Geo-political concerns over death of a Saudi journalist, Brexit and likely breach in Italy's budget also kept investors cautious.
The 30-share Sensex lost 12 points to end at 29,559 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 4 points to close at 8,914.
BSE Mid-cap index ended lower by over 2.5% and BSE Small-cap index tumbled over 3%.
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