Nifty, which has struggled around 8550-8560 levels managed to blast past this resistance and close above the psychological mark of 8600.
CBI has also summoned a senior official of Reliance Industries Limited and a noted chartered accountant.
The Sensex and Nifty remained above their key levels of 36,000 and 10,900 throughout the session, indicating strong investor optimism after a prolonged spell of caution.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 142 points at 29,462 and the 50-share Nifty gained 26 points to end at 8,895.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 32 points at 28,851 and the 50-share Nifty closed 12 points lower at 8,712.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
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Bank shares were the top losers after sharp gains last week.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 190 points up at 23,382.
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The Nifty50 slipped 33 points to close the session at 8,509 after hitting an intra-day high of 8,587.
The broader NSE Nifty, after cracking below the key 10,300-mark, touched a low of 10,211.25, before finally ending 134.75 points, or 1.30 per cent, down at 10,226.55.
In the Sensex pack, M&M was the biggest loser, tumbling by 6.66 per cent, followed by TCS dropping 4.14 per cent.
Market ended lower for the third straight session led by IT stocks amid downgrade by Citigroup.
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Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
Losers include ONGC, Bajaj Finance, Reliance, SBI, Hero MotoCorp, ICICI Bank, L&T, Vedanta, Yes Bank and Axis Bank, falling up to 2.54 per cent. On the other hand, Tata Steel, PowerGrid, HCL Tech, Kotak Bank and Maruti were the top gainers on Sensex, rising up to 2.31 per cent.
Shares of RIL ended 2.4% higher as it pips TCS to become most valued firm
The Confederation of Indian Industry will organise a round table on investment.
Samvat 2070 was a great year for top Indian conglomerates in the stock markets.
Nifty September F&O series ended lower after seven consecutive positive series with Metal Index falling the most
ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank down between 0.2%-1.4% each.
In absolute terms, the year closed with the market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies rising by Rs 45.5 lakh crore to Rs 152 lakh crore, or an increase of 42.8 per cent, compared to the closing value on December 30, 2016, says Pavan Burugula.
Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
BSE IT index was the biggest sectoral loser, down 1.5% dragged by TCS
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 80 points up at 23,789 while the Nifty50 closed at 7,235, up 24 points.
The BSE Mid-and Small-cap indices outperformed their larger peers rising 72 per cent and 52 per cent, respectively, during Samvat 2070.
Markets closed the day in green on favourable domestic factors,
'Investors need to diversify at least 30% to 50% of their liquid wealth across different markets, asset classes, and instruments across the world.' 'Do this with proper guidance and advice.' 'Global investing is complicated, but if done right, is extremely rewarding.'
A recovery in rupee, buying by domestic institutional investors, encouraging earnings by select blue-chips and stock specific buying helped the market get back on its feet
Riding on a stock market boom since 2009, India Inc's chief executives have been able to salvage a lot of lost pride in their second innings.
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Markets ended their lowest close in 2015 on fears of FII outflows as the US Fed may hike rates.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 140 points at 28,262 and the 50-share Nifty was up 37 points at 8,551.
The benchmark BSE Sensex ended down 2.23 per cent. The Bank Nifty fell 3.59 per cent.
BSE Healthcare, Oil & Gas, Consumer Durable, TECk, Power and Metal indices declined between 0.5-1%.
The market sentiment was also impacted by mixed global cues as setbacks for a healthcare overhaul in the US raised doubts over prospects for a range of reforms backed by President Donald Trump.
Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.
Markets climb higher tracking global cues.
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