BHEL down around 2.4% and Bharti Airtel down around 1.6% were other major losers.
Nifty snaps 10-day winning streak
All sectoral indices, led by realty, PSU, oil & gas and banking, were in positive zone with gains of up to 1.25 per cent.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 217 points to end at 25,736.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices under-performed to lose 0.8% and 1.6%
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.5% and 0.4%, respectively.
HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
Market breadth remained strong with 1,581 advances over 1,018 declines on the BSE
BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended in line with their larger counterparts and closed marginally up 0.2% and 0.4%, each
The NSE Nifty went past the 8,600-mark for the first time since November 1.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
Markets rebound with financials leading the gains on hopes of a peaceful solution to the turmoil in Ukraine
With global markets pushing ahead, enthused by strengthening US jobs market, and also due to prospects of European rate hike, Indian markets also continued the march ahead.
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Markets ended lower on profit taking ahead of June F&O expiry.
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
Reliance Industries was the top Sensex gainer up 5.6% after the company reported better-than-expected net profit growth at 12% in the second-quarter aided hby higher gross refining margins.
Markets surged in late trades to snap five-day losing streak led by bank shares.
The broader markets also ended lower in line with the benchmark indices
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
In the broader market, BSE midcap and BSE smallcap indices underperformed the larger counterparts and ended flat with a negative bias.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
Positive cues from the global market front aided the rally.
The breakdown of talks between Greece and its international creditors raised fears of Greece's exit from the euro zone.
Metals bucked the trend and shone across the board.
Gains were led by index heavyweights Reliance Industries and Infosys.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed 318 points at 24,455 and the Nifty50 shed 99 points to end at 7,438.
Kotak Mahindra Bank and Vedanta were the top Nifty gainers.
World Bank lowered its global economic growth outlook for 2016 to 2.9% from 3.3% earlier.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 12 points at 28,517 while the 50-share Nifty ended nearly unchanged at 8,660.
ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
The 30-share Sensex ended down 604 points at 28,845 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 181 points at 8,757. The Bank Nifty ended down 602 points at 19,146.
Sensex gained nearly 0.4% or 96 points at 26087 level while Nifty ended up by 42 points or 0.5% at 7,791.40 level.
The 30 share Sensex ended up 183 points at 27,470 and the 50-share Nifty gained 44 points to close at 8,295.
Sensex closed 63.82 points higher at 26,851.05 in Muhurat trading; Nifty rises 18.65 points to end at 8,014.55.
Roadshows will be held in Singapore, Hong Kong, London, New York and Boston, NTPC gained close to 1%.
Analysts agree China, Greece and US Fed developments need careful monitoring but India should gain, over time, from relative rise of the dollar and fall in commodity prices.
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
ICICI Bank, SBI, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank dipped between 1-2% each.
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