Experts say lending rates won't come down significantly,as banks are grappling with NPAs
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged about 241 points to end at 35,165.48 and the NSE Nifty gained 84 points to close at 10,688.65.
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,397.60 and 10,279.35 points, ended 47 points, or 0.45 per cent lower at 10,301.05.
The wider Nifty hit a low of 10,033.35 before finishing at 10,044.10, down 74.15 points or 0.73 per cent.
In the Sensex pack, M&M was the biggest loser, tumbling by 6.66 per cent, followed by TCS dropping 4.14 per cent.
After last Monday's massive fall in the Indian markets, a lot of quality stocks have fallen significantly.
Though Hero still leads by a wide margin in annual and monthly sales, for the first time, Honda has considerably bridged the sales gap with the Pawan Munjal-led firm in April lagging only by 12,134 units
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 broader NSE Nifty closed 1.25 points, or 0.01 per cent down at 10,564.05.
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.
Coal India fell the most by 2.58 per cent among Sensex scrips, dragging the index into the negative zone.
Morgan Stanley expects RBI to cut rates sharply rather than "dribble down".
Sustained FII inflows and fresh spell of buying by domestic institutional investors fuelled the rally
'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.'
The broader NSE Nifty dipped below the 10,200-mark to hit a low of 10,180.25 before ending at 10,195.15, down by 165 points, or 1.59 per cent.
Markets end in red; bluechips struggle to keep pace.
Covering-up of pending short positions on expiry of the July derivatives contracts and a strengthening rupee propped up the markets at high levels
The broader Nifty ended on top of 9,800 again.
Stocks such as ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, State Bank of India, Bank of Baroda and HDFC Bank are among the top banking picks of analysts for 2017. A decline in cost of funds and treasury gains are expected to help stabilise their net interest margins
Sun Pharma was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing 1.79 per cent.
Investors booked profits in recent gainers
The NSE Nifty cracked below the 10,800-mark to hit a low of 10,753.05 intra-day, before closing at 10,762.45 with a loss of 59.40 points, or 0.55 per cent.
The NSE Nifty, which dipped below the key 10,800-mark to touch a low of 10,755.40, bounced back on late buying to close at 10,817.70, up 9.65 points, or 0.09 per cent.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices hit their fresh lifetime highs for the second day in a row
During the current financial year, 25 companies have raised Rs 28,220 crore through IPOs
The broader NSE Nifty index too finished lower by 4.80 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 10,632.20.
The session was marked by volatility and stock-specific action, even as the overall sentiment remains risk-averse, brokers said.
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Both the indices ended at their highest levels since February 1.
It was because of strong inflows into debt-oriented schemes that saved 2019 from being a "dark-dull year of investing" as inflows into equity funds has dropped this year due to a volatile market.
The payroll estimates, released by the EPFO based on its enrolment, threw up some contrasting trend between September 2017 and February 2018.
HDFC Bank has ensured that no bank will be able to match them in the near future without bleeding on margins.
The broader NSE Nifty, after cracking below the key 10,300-mark, touched a low of 10,211.25, before finally ending 134.75 points, or 1.30 per cent, down at 10,226.55.
Banking and real estate stocks rise up to 5% on further rate-cut hope.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
The broader NSE Nifty too dived by 101.65 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 10,350.15.
It is best not to get carried away by returns or take a short-term view of the markets, says Bhavana Acharya.
It was the second straight week of gains for the benchmarks.
Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.
Market participants are now awaiting Thursday's meeting of the European Central Bank
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