The Sensex ended up 380 points at 27,888 and the Nifty advanced 111 points to end five points shy of 8,400.
Of the 30-share Sensex pack, 22 ended with losses while NTPC ended flat at Rs 127.30.
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
Earning numbers of blue-chips, including ITC and SBI, due tomorrow.
ITC, Sun Pharma, HDFC and Coal India were among the top gainers.
OIL, IOC, HPCL, BPCL slipped between 0.1-1.5% each while the oil producing companies such as ONGC (0.1%), RIL (1.5%), GAIL(2.6%) also edged lower.
Top 5 losers include Infosys, TCS, ITC, M&M and HUL.
The BSE Sensex zoomed 318 points to end at 33,351.57, while the broader Nifty spurted 88 points to 10,242.65.
The Nifty has gained 2.6% so far this week, while the Sensex has climbed 2.85%
The Sensex ended higher by 245 points at 27,372 mark and the Nifty gained 66 points at 8,225.
BSE Auto was the top sectoral loser with a 4.6% fall followed by realty sector down 3.7% and consumer durables 3.6% post disappointing IIP numbers
Stung by the crisis arising out of the Syndicate Bank bribery case, lenders have gone into a fire-fighting mode to avoid fresh bad loans from their exposure to Bhushan Steel, one of the most indebted steel companies in the country.
The derivatives expiry on Thursday is also expected to add to the volatility.
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TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
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Stocks reeled under huge losses on Thursday as the benchmark Sensex plunged sharply by over 465 points, the biggest single-day fall in three months, after India carried out "surgical strikes" on Wednesday night on terror launch pads across the Line of Control.
The NSE Nifty, comprising 50 shares, breached the 8,300-mark for the first time to hit a new lifetime high of 8,330.75.
The broader NSE Nifty too dived by 101.65 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 10,350.15.
After touching a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Thursday, the rupee jumped 27 paise to end at 68.46.
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HDFC and Infosys contribute the most to today's rally.
India's $121 billion troubled debt pile, over $100 billion of which is on the books of state-owned banks, has come under close scrutiny from prosecutors, the media and politicians
The broader Nifty of National Stock Exchange scaled the 10,200 mark intra day before closing at 10,184.85, showing a sizeable gain of 38.30 points, or 0.38 per cent.
Investors widened their bets on optimism that upcoming general budget -- to be unveiled next month - would contain incentives for corporates, which will help boost the economy
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Markets finished the session on a dismal note with Sensex closing at its lowest level since August 2014.
Markets closed in the red on domestic worries.
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 50-issue Nifty fell 29.60 points or 0.34 per cent to close at 8,642.55
Sectoral performance was mixed with media and PSU banking stocks attracting buyer interest and healthcare, FMCG and metal stocks bearing the brunt of the bears
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State owned banks SBI and PNB were the top Nifty gainers along with ICICI Bank and auto shares.
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The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
The 30-share Sensex lost 54 points at end at 27,086 and 50-share Nifty shed 19 points to close at 8,096.
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