The banking, oil and metal sectors were the top sectoral losers on the BSE, while IT stocks rendered support at lower levels.
Sensex lost 76 points to end at 25,589 while Nifty shed 23 points to end at 7,649.
The overall breadth ended weak with 1,566 losers and 1,560 gainers on the BSE.
Market participants are hoping for a few tweaks on the taxation front which will encourage consumers and businesses to spend.
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The S&P BSE Sensex has rallied about 28 per cent in 2014, after formation of a stable government at the Centre.
Despite the large economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the markets have recovered sharply even though the performance among individual stocks has been quite polarised.
Many analysts find market expensive, even at current levels.
Indian equities are no longer cheap vis-a-vis global markets, and only a short distance away from being the most expensive they have ever been.
This rally is largely being driven by hopes that the Modi government will drive economic growth higher, and, thus, increase earnings growth for companies.
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In the December quarter, Sensex earnings had contracted 5 per cent.
Mid-caps in cyclical sectors such as cement, financials and capital goods estimated to earn much more
The longest winning streak was the six years between 2002-2007 when the Nifty moved from around 1,000 to over 6,000.
Analysts attribute this outperformance to the government's proactive economic reform measures
A four-member panel of secretaries is likely to submit its report on a new gas pricing mechanism to the government by Wednesday.
There is little sense in trying to find stocks that will not be vulnerable in a situation where 87% of the market is trending down and India is getting set for a crucial election, says Devangshu Datta.
India Inc will report good set of numbers in Q4.
Since its peak, the S&P BSE Sensex has dropped nearly 3,000 points.
Some make for good investment ideas even after a strong run-up but others could see gains fizzling.
Low gas prices and weakness in petchem margins lead to lower earnings estimates for GAIL.
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TCS will have to deliver higher revenues in the succeeding quarter of FY15.
Shares of rate sensitive sectors such as realty, infrastructure, banking and automobiles ended higher ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mid-quarter policy review on June 17.
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