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The 50-share NSE Nifty shed some ground to settle at 8,699.40 points, up 40.30 points, or 0.47 per cent
The BSE Sensex moved up 103 points to 35,319.35, while the wider NSE Nifty finished at 10,741.70, up 23.90 points.
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The 30-share Sensex ended up 1 point at 27,459 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 1 point at 8,341.
S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 2% and 1.6% respectively
TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
The 50-stock NSE barometer Nifty finished 22.50 points, or 0.21 per cent, down at 10,526.20
Investors have kept their eyes on US-China trade talks and are optimistic about a positive outcome.
Investor sentiments remained upbeat tracking global developments as the US, China geared up for trade talks due this week.
Non-mineral-rich states will benefit from tariff concessions.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
Metal shares gained on hopes that the government may adopt ordinance route for mines sector reforms
Oil & gas, banking and pharma sector stocks stole the show
The indices closed with losses for the week, with the Sensex declining 476.14 points, and the broader NSE Nifty falling 155.45 points during the period.
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The NSE Nifty went past the 8,600-mark for the first time since November 1.
Sensex, Nifty slightly upbeat, midcaps to rule markets this week.
Nifty, which has struggled around 8550-8560 levels managed to blast past this resistance and close above the psychological mark of 8600.
Earning numbers of blue-chips, including ITC and SBI, due tomorrow.
Gains in key IT, capital goods, healthcare and metal stocks, after consistent buying by domestic and foreign investors, helped both the key indices to scale new peaks.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
HSBC maintained "overweight" rating on Indian equities, saying "fundamentals are strong".
Sun Pharma was the best gainer among Sensex components, surging 6.91 per cent
Foreign investment cap in insurance sector raised to 49 per cent.
Tata Steel was the day's worst performer in the Sensex pack, plunging 3.25 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 3.05 per cent.
The 50-share NSE Nifty settled lower by 76.05 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 8,615.25
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
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.
Bajaj Auto was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.95 per cent followed by Maruti Suzuki at 2.69 per cent.
Shares of L&T Technology Services, an arm of engineering giant Larsen and Toubro, made a decent debut on the bourses
Of the 30-share Sensex, 13 ended higher, while 17 led by Power Grid, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, NTPC, Tata Motors, Dr Reddy's, M&M, GAIL, Infosys and L&T finished lower, fell by up to 2.40 per cent
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 261 points at 27,177 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 91 points at 8,214.
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