Markets have witnessed a gap down opening mirroring losses in the global equities with US markets taking a hit on worries about the health of Chinese economy.
Sensex gained 38.18 points or 0.15% at 25,918.95 and Nifty ended higher by 12.50 points or 0.16% at 7,739.55.
Decline in the rupee coupled with a slide in the crude oil prices have dented the sentiments.
The final agriculture GDP numbers for 2016-17 are expected to be revised up, as rabi production is looking really good.
Sensex climbs higher at close, bluechip stocks in focus.
'The big elephant in the room is our misguided view about the rupee.' 'India is scared that if our currency appreciates, who will buy from us. But a breakout is inevitable.'
Engineering major BHEL rebounded from its day's lows to end around 1% higher.
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Shedding its gains from Monday, NIkkei has declined around 0.7% while Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite were trading marginally lower.
'Everyone is still trying to understand the quantum of impact demonetisation will have on the economy.'
The 30-share Sensex ended down 35 points at 26,349 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 20 points at 7,864.
The Sensex ended up 244 points at 28,504 on strong global cues.
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The 30-share Sensex lost 22 points to close at 27,090 and the 50-share Nifty gained 7 points to end at 8,121.
Bupa and Axa have already declared their intention to raise stakes.
Financials are the top gainers along with index heavyweights.
Market breadth continued to remain strong, with 1899 gainers and 674 losers on the BSEs.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 339 points at 28,119 and the 50-share Nifty closed 100 points lower at 8,438.
The Sensex had bounced back with gains of 94 points or 0.3%
The 30-share Sensex gained 321 points to end at 26,430 and the 50-share Nifty surged 100 points to end at 7,879.
Weak monsoon forecast rekindled fears of higher inflation.
'By not letting bankrupt banks fail, we have discouraged ordinary folk from taking precautions while choosing their bank or at least when they hear bad news about their bank,'says S Muralidharan, former MD, BNP Paribas.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 46 points lower at 24,824 and Nifty50 settled at 7,555, down by 8 points after hitting intra-day high of 7,600.45.
Five of the 12 BSE sectoral indices ended at 52-week highs; the oil and gas index zoomed by nearly 5%.
ONGC, Sesa Sterlite, Tata Steel, RIL and HDFC emerged as the biggest losers
The Nifty and Bank Nifty ended at record closing high of 7,913 and 15,865 respectively.
The 30-share Sensex ended 271 points higher to end at 28,930 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 76 points to close at 8,776.
Sensex in green, JSW climbs higher.
FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
Relaxation in KYC guidelines has helped meet the target but this could lead to money laundering and financial malfeasance, it is feared.
Inflow of more funds is likely to widen the reach of insurance and drive M&A activities in the sector where growth has stalled.
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