The 50-share NSE Nifty ended flat, up 5.80 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 10,308.95.
The BSE Sensex spurted 130.00 points to end at 35,980.93, while the broader NSE Nifty advanced 30.35 points to 10,802.15.
The Nifty closed at 10,335.30, down 28.35 points, or 0.27 per cent.
The focus is on tapping all resources, even foreign agencies.
'Our preference remains for the less-expensive industrial stocks, which are showing good earnings momentum.'
The index gained 572 points, or 2.4 per cent, this week while the Nifty added 164 points, or 2.3 per cent
The 50-share NSE Nifty, however, was little changed, ending 1.20 points down
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
managers said the weaker rupee, which has driven up shares of technology companies, has helped the fund fetch better returns.
Index heavyweights ITC was the top gainer along with RIL and HDFC
Reliance Industries raced to 52-week high on better than estimated earnings and announcement of bonus share.
Sun Pharma stole the show in the Sensex pack, spurting 3.91 per cent, followed by M&M at 2.87 per cent.
NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,809.60 and 10,725.90, finished 30.95 points, or 0.29 per cent lower at 10,741.10.
The NSE Nifty ended 89.40 points, or 0.83 per cent, lower at 10,710.45.
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For the week, the Sensex recorded a fall of 371 points, or 1.10 per cent, and the NSE Nifty 130.75 points, or 1.25 per cent.
For the second straight week, the Sensex rose, notching up a significant gain of 528.34 points, or 1.59 per cent. The Nifty was up 129.45 points, or 1.25 per cent, during the week.
Except for September quarter, which had net inflows of $196 million, all other quarters had outflows.
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In the Sensex kitty, ITC turned star performer by surging 2.45 per cent, followed by NTPC rising 2.19 per cent.
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Risk sentiment received a boost after eight core sectors grew to a five-month high of 4.9 per cent in August
In the Sensex kitty on Wednesday, Tata Motors emerged as the top loser falling 3.01 per cent, followed by Vedanta shedding 2.92 per cent. Other laggards include HUL, Kotak Bank, NTPC, Infosys, HDFC Bank, Bajaj Finance, Hero MotoCorp, ICICI Bank, Yes Bank, HDFC, IndusInd Bank and PowerGrid, falling up to 1.77 per cent.
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.
Both benchmark indices were driven by strong gains in IT, teck, oil and gas, pharma and banking shares amid earnings optimism.
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
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.
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A widening probe by US authorities involving top drug companies following complaints of price fixing of generics was a point of worry for the participants, said analysts.
The 30-share barometer started higher, but lost its way soon after the railway budget.
The markets continue to consolidate at the higher levels and ended the day on a flat note with selective buying seen in index pivotals.
The markets opened in the positive terrain after seeing a flat close yesterday
'To ensure you remain with the better performers, you need to consistently monitor your MF portfolios and weed out the non-performers, even if they are from a star fund manager or a fund house with a sound record.'
Hopes that better-than-forecasted monsoon may help the RBI cut rates sooner than expected, too triggered buying activity.
To stop repeat money exchangers thronging banks with invalid currency notes, banks have started applying indelible ink mark on the right hand index finger of customers in the select metro cities.
A declining rupee, elevated crude oil prices and sustained foreign fund outflows added to the gloom
Muted quarterly earnings, mixed cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflows added to the volatility
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Reflecting the bearish mood, all sectoral indices, led by metal, teck and healthcare, ended in the negative zone.
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