Broader market outperformed the frontline indices with the Smallcap and Midcap gaining up to 1%
The Sensex is quoting at 24,445, higher by 85 points and the Nifty is at 7,282, up 19 points.
TCS, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors and Tata Steel among the top losers for the day.
The biggest losers of the session include Reliance, Infosys, TCS, ICICI Bank, HDFC twins, ITC, Maruti, L&T, HUL, Axis Bank, Wipro and IndusInd Bank, cracking up to 4 per cent.
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Banks and Capital Goods scrips among the top losers in noon deals.
Top losers in the Sensex pack included TCS, Yes Bank, ITC, Sun Pharma, Reliance, Coal India, Asian Paints, SBI, Maruti, HUL, HCL Tech and ICICI Bank, falling up to 2.91 per cent.
The main gainers on the Sensex were Hindalco, JSPL, SBI, Maruti Suzuki, GAIL, L&T.
Coal India and Tata Motors up 1.5% buck the larger market trend.
The gains in IT majors were negated by losses in heavyweights like L&T, ITC, HUL and M&M.
This amount does not include losses suffered indirectly through investment in mutual funds (MFs) and insurance companies.
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Coal India moved higher by over 3% to Rs 263, despite of weak April-June (Q1FY14) results, on expectation of earnings improvement by going forward.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack were TCS, Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Axis Bank, L&T, ITC, PowerGrid, HCL Tech and Tata Steel, ending up to 2.39 per cent.
Broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap index adding 0.7%, while S&P BSE Smallcap index gained 0.6%.
TCS was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, sliding 3.17 per cent, followed by HCL Tech, Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, RIL, ICICI Bank, Infosys, Tata Steel, Kotak Bank and L&T, down up to 2.34 per cent.
Among top losers that dragged down key indices were Infosys, TCS, Reliance, SBI, Tata Steel and ITC, falling up to 2.15 per cent.
At close, the Sensex was up 407 points or 2.3% at 18,313 and the Nifty advanced 106 points or 2%, to close above the psychological levels of 5,400 at 5,408.
Metal stocks outperform posting its biggest single day rally in past two years on hopes revival of Chinese economy.
Top losers in the Sensex pack included ICICI Bank, Tata Steel, Vedanta, HDFC IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors, RIL and ONGC -- falling up to 4.45 per cent.
At close, the Sensex was up 0.7% or 124 points at 18,789 and the Nifty gained 0.8% or 46 points to end at 5,565.
Short covering in index heavyweights like HDFC, HDFC Bank and TCS aided the upmove.
Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors, IndusInd Bank, Kotak Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Asian Paints and PowerGrid, which rose up to 2.53 per cent.
Benchmark indices weighed down by software and financial shares coupled with weak global cues.
Equity flows have been under pressure since the second half of 2018, after the IL&FS crisis sent shockwaves in both equity and debt markets.
TCS and Infosys were the top losers in the Sensex pack, falling up to 3.39 per cent.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices under-performed to lose 0.8% and 1.6%
Over the past one-and-half years, the number of stocks trading below their respective face value has increased 29 per cent after a sharp correction in stocks of small-cap companies.
On a net basis, foreign portfolio investors bought Rs 446 crore worth of domestic stocks on Thursday and domestic institutional investors (DIIs) were net buyers to the tune of Rs 49.68 crore, provisional data available with BSE suggested.
Broader market underperformed the headline indices with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap finishing in red
Heavyweights like Reliance, L&T, Tata Motors, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, TCS, ONGC and SBI among the draggers.
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 0.3% and 0.5%, respectively
The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices added 0.5% and 0.7%, respectively
SBI was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 2.40 per cent, followed by Yes Bank, Bharti Airtel, L&T, Sun Pharma, M&M, ICICI Bank, ONGC, RIL, Asian Paints, Vedanta and HUL, which lost up to 2.37 per cent.
Broader markets underperformed indices with BSE Midcap down 0.43% while the Smallcap index fell 0.07%.
Firm global cues, along with gains in FMCG majors ITC and Hindustan Unilever aid the upmove.
S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices gained 2% and 1.6% respectively
Indian equity, forex, money and commodity markets will remain closed today on account of Mahashivratri.
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