Side indices raced ahead with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap advancing 0.4% and 0.3% up, respectively.
The NSE 50-share index, after moving between 10,469.90 and 10,395.25, finally concluded at 10,458.65, up 41.50 points
Experts believe that one should not allocate more than 5-10 per cent of one's equity portfolio to international funds.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices hit their fresh lifetime highs for the second day in a row
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
While Nifty 50 reflects changes in 40 years, it also shows what is missing: Low-cost manufacturers at one end, and deep-value players at the other. Also missing are technology players, observes T N Ninan.
Tata Motors was the worst performer on the Sensex, plummeting 10.32 per cent to Rs 436.55 after the company reported a steep 96.22 per cent decline in consolidated net profit for the December quarter.
Broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap index adding 0.7%, while S&P BSE Smallcap index gained 0.6%.
Broader market underperformed with the BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices losing up to 0.2%
The 30-share barometer remained up throughout and hit a high of 29,070.20, powered by a rally in RIL and other blue-chips. The index ended 215.74 points up, or 0.75 per cent, at 29,048.19 -- its highest closing since March 5, 2015, when it had closed at 29,448.95.
The broader markets were marginally higher with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 0.1-0.4 per cent on the BSE.
Sentiment continued to be weighed down by the government's move last week to withdraw high-value currency notes and disappointing quarterly earnings by some more blue-chip companies, brokers said.
Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs
Axis Bank emerged as the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 6.62 per cent, followed by SBI at 5.88 per cent.
Markets ended in red, index heavyweights drag.
The broader NSE Nifty closed below the 10,600 mark by plunging 98.15 points, or 0.84 per cent, to 11,582.35 after shuttling between 11,567.40 and 11,751.80.
Shares of L&T Technology Services, an arm of engineering giant Larsen and Toubro, made a decent debut on the bourses
Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.
Mixed global cues and decline in crude oil prices further dent the sentiments.
It is too early to say if we have seen the "final" bottom to these stocks in August 2013 or if another attempt to test them will be made before or just after elections, says Sonali Ranade.
This surpassed its previous record close of 29,974.24, reached on April 5.
Investors booked profits in recent gainers
Benchmark share indices ended at record closing highs, amid a volatile trading session on Monday, with IT majors leading the gains.
Oil & gas, banking and pharma sector stocks stole the show
There were more than three losers against every gainer on BSE
Top losers in the Sensex pack include Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Asian Paints, RIL, Coal India, HDFC Bank, HDFC, TCS, ONGC and M&M, falling up to 3.09 per cent.
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
The NSE 50-share Nifty spurted 97.25 points, or 0.92 per cent, to 10,715.50
Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
BSE Bankex and Telecom indices led the fall.
The 30-share Sensex dropped 298 points to end at 27,209 and the 50-share Nifty has lost 93 points to end at 8,174.
Auto stocks are weighing on the indices.
Tata Steel, SBI, Infosys and L&T were among the top gainers for the day.
BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap lost 2.5% and 3.1% after oil prices soared
The broader Nifty too fell for the second straight session and closed with a loss of over 62 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 11,520.30, after hovering between 11,496.85 and 11,602.55.
The Sensex ended up 48 points at 28,386 and the Nifty gained 13 points to close at 8,476.
The broader Nifty also succumbed to the pressure before recovering to close lower by 6.35 points, or 0.07 per cent at 8,693.05
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