The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
Pollution is not merely the price to be paid for growth; it is also a drag on the same growth.
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
Custodian banks are selling dollars for their foreign fund clients.
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
Jindal Steel and Power was the top loser down 10% followed by Hindalco, Tata Steel, Tata Power which ended down between 0.5-3% each.
The broader markets underperformed benchmark indices as the BSE Mid-cap and Small-cap tumbled over 2%.
The Sensex ended up 48 points at 28,386 and the Nifty gained 13 points to close at 8,476.
ONGC, Sesa Sterlite, Tata Steel, RIL and HDFC emerged as the biggest losers
Sensex falls at close; metals, banks perform well.
The broader markets also ended lower in line with the benchmark indices
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) was the star performer in Friday's session, spurting over 6 per cent to its all-time high, Other Sensex gainers included Bajaj Finance, PowerGrid, ICICI Bank, Maruti, Axis Bank and SBI. On the other hand, IndusInd Bank, HCL Tech, ITC, M&M HDFC and Infosys shed up to 2.94 per cent.
A rapid fall in crude oil prices has meant the RBI is a year ahead of its inflation-targeting schedule
The 30-share Sensex ended down 224 points at 28,442 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 101 points at 8,606.
Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
Support from the committee gives Xi an indefinite extension on the reins of power, which will surely result in hawkish and insular policies. It does not bode well for relations with the USA, or with anyone else who does not bow the knee to Beijing, for that matter.
Benchmark share indices ended at record closing highs, amid a volatile trading session on Monday, with IT majors leading the gains.
Sensex hit a record high of 27,225.85 and Nifty hit a record high of 8,141.90 in the intra-day trades today.
Top 5 losers include Infosys, TCS, ITC, M&M and HUL.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
Losers included Bharti Airtel, SBI, Wipro, Vedanta, Maruti Suzuki, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Reliance Industries, falling up to 2.18 per cent.
Markets recovered in late trades, amid firm European cues, led by rebound in financials and gains in IT shares.
In the broader market, BSE midcap and BSE smallcap indices underperformed the larger counterparts and ended flat with a negative bias.
Market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 1,838 declines against 1,218 advances.
There is a dearth of talent in the Indian banking industry. A testimony to this is the two new CEOs in the private sector -- Sandeep Bakhshi in ICICI Bank Ltd and Amitabh Chaudhry in AXIS Bank Ltd -- have come from the insurance sector, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
Nifty September F&O series ended lower after seven consecutive positive series with Metal Index falling the most
Spot gold fell as far as $1,142.10 an ounce on Thursday, its lowest since November 2014.
Gains were led by index heavyweights with Reliance Industries contributing the most.
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.
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
Markets ended in red, index heavyweights drag.
Markets surged on hopes that the exit polls would show that the BJP winning majority in the general elections.
The 30-share Sensex ended in the red.
The broader markets ended mixed with mid-caps gaining 0.1 per cent and small-caps falling 0.1 per cent on the BSE.
Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
'After multiple days of losses, any relief rally is welcome. However, the trend hasn't changed.'
Sensex gained 38.18 points or 0.15% at 25,918.95 and Nifty ended higher by 12.50 points or 0.16% at 7,739.55.
The Sensex was up 70 points and the Nifty was up 20 points led by SBI on robust Q2 earnings.
S&P BSE Midcap index and S&P BSE Smallcap were down 2% and 1.3% respectively
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market was strong
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