With a rise of around 30 per cent in the benchmark index S&P BSE Sensex, 2014 has been the best year for Indian equity markets since 2009, when the benchmark index surged 81 per cent.
The 30-share Sensex ended in the red.
Markets ended lower on Tuesday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as investors turned cautious and booked profit in financials.
Investor wealth too fell by nearly Rs 7 lakh crore during 2015-16 or over Rs 2,700 crore per trading session.
The 30-share Sensex, after opening on a strong footing, continued its upward march to hit an all-time high of 35,827.70. The NSE Nifty also hit a record intra-day high of 10,975.10, before finishing at 10,966.20, up 71.50 points.
Nifty September F&O series ended lower after seven consecutive positive series with Metal Index falling the most
The BSE Midcap and the BSE Smallcap indices pared all intraday gains to end 0.3% and 0.5% lower
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices slipped in red to shed over 1% each
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
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.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively
The Sensex has slid 18.5 per cent from its January 2015 peak.
The 30-share Sensex closed down 115 points at 28,444 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 31 points at 8,524.
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
Nifty is likely to remain under selling pressure unless and until it breach the 7,700-7,720 levels on closing basis.
BSE Realty index zoomed by almost 7% followed by counters like Metal, Oil & Gas, Auto, Banks, Auto, Healthcare and Power, all surging between 1-5%.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
Both the indices ended at their highest levels since February 1.
Gains were led by Tata Motors on robust Q1 earnings and HDFC Group shares.
This is the highest closing for both the indices since May 15.
Out of the 30-share Sensex pack, 21 ended lower and one remained unchanged
The Sensex soared 402 points higher to end at 25,720 and the Nifty surged 130 points to close at 7,819.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
Fear factors weights on markets, Sensex, Nifty struggle to keep pace.
Markets shrugged off RBI's neutral stance on key policy rates.
Investors indulged in profit booking at attractive and higher valuations
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 364 points to end at 24,607 and the Nifty50 soared 107 points to close at 7,476.
Covering-up of short positions ahead of Thursday's expiry of August series in the derivatives segment gave equities a slight push
Benchmark share indices trimmed intra-day gains after global crude oil prices resumed their downward trajectory after sharp gains on Friday.
Thus far in 2017-18, FIIs and MFs have invested Rs 198.91 billion and Rs 1,119.49 billion in the Indian equity markets. Of this, around Rs 152.46 billion has come in January alone.
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
Markets across the globe gained after China Securities Regulator removed its four-day-old circuit-breaker system.
Investors will maintain a cautious stance.
Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
The 30-share Sensex lost 54 points at end at 27,086 and 50-share Nifty shed 19 points to close at 8,096.
BHEL down around 2.4% and Bharti Airtel down around 1.6% were other major losers.
Nifty snaps 10-day winning streak
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