Financials were the top losers while oil shares also declined amid weak crude oil prices.
ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
Markets rebound with financials leading the gains on hopes of a peaceful solution to the turmoil in Ukraine
Sensex in green, midcaps, smallcaps fail to show up; bluechips rule.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
The broader markets were marginally higher with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 0.1-0.4 per cent on the BSE.
Banks stocks continued to trade weak along with FMCG major ITC.
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
Sensex ended at 26,272 up 125 points and Nifty ended at 7,831 up by 35 points.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
Markets ended lower following expiry of July F&O contracts and sales by foreign funds.
Growth concerns on China, which has already seen the yuan getting devalued twice in August, have rattled global financial markets, including that of India.
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
Kotak Mahindra Bank and Vedanta were the top Nifty gainers.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 12 points at 28,517 while the 50-share Nifty ended nearly unchanged at 8,660.
The Indian rupee also trimmed most of its early gains and was trading at Rs 61.28 compared to its Wednesday's close of Rs 61.31 to the US dollar.
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Markets ended tad lower with financials declining the most ahead of RBI policy review tomorrow.
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
The broader markets underperformed benchmark indices as the BSE Mid-cap and Small-cap tumbled over 2%.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended in line with their larger counterparts and closed marginally up 0.2% and 0.4%, each
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
Investors booked profits at higher levels after the Sensex and Nifty hit all-time highs in the previous session.
So, what does 2016 have in store for the Indian markets? Will they be able to take a giant leap forward in the leap year, and what are the key risks?
Markets extended losses to end 1.5% down on Tuesday, amid weak global cues, after investors turned cautious ahead of key economic data and booked profits in rate sensitive shares while the further fall in the rupee continued to weigh on investor sent.
Infosys, Tata Motors, ONGC, TCS and GAIL are the top 5 losers.
Markets end higher ahead of Fed outcome, China stimulus
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
The Sensex was up 70 points and the Nifty was up 20 points led by SBI on robust Q2 earnings.
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