Investors must be cautious and follow a prudent diversification strategy to mitigate against any risks in case of any unforeseen events.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 28 points at 25,844 and the Nifty50 ended flat at 7,915.
Ajit Mishra, Vice President, Research, Religare Broking, answers readers's queries on stocks they own or want to buy.
The Sensex ended down 134 points at 28,559 and the Nifty ended 35 points lower at 8,554
The WPI inflation stood at negative 2.4% in May 2015, compared with a negative 2.65% in April 2015.
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Coal India topped the losers' list in the Sensex pack on Tuesday, falling 2.36 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 2.16 per cent.
The Sensex ended below 28,000 for the second straight day at 27,869.
FPIs sold shares worth a net Rs 1236.95 crore on Friday.
Markets ended lower for the third straight day on Tuesday weighed down by profit taking in rate sensitives with bank shares leading the decline after hopes of rate cut by the central bank faded.
The higher rate cut by RBI is positive for rate-sensitive sectors in the medium to long term.
The Sensex took less than two years to rally from the 10,000-mark it first hit in February 2006 to double that on that New Year's Eve.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 177.46 points at 28,885.21 and the Nifty gained 63.90 points at 8,778.30.
The focus is on corporate results at one level but global news will also have an impact
Analysts attribute this outperformance to the government's proactive economic reform measures
Gains were led by index heavyweights Reliance Industries and Infosys.
While gold returned 12 per cent annual gain in 10 years, Nifty didn't exceed 9 per cent.
Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Markets recovered in late trades, amid firm European cues, led by rebound in financials and gains in IT shares.
Brokerages expect Nifty50 firms to post 11.8% growth in net profit in Q1 but sales may decline
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in Indian equities worth Rs 277.92 crore on Tuesday
The road ahead for the markets in the short term will depend on external factors rather than domestic developments.
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 71 points at 26,710 and the 50-share Nifty lost 38 points to close at 8,030.
Index heavyweights Reliance Industries and ITC were the top losers along with ICICI Bank and SBI
Among Sensex constituents, Vedanta fell 3.40 per cent, followed by SBI 3.17 per cent, Yes Bank 3.11 per cent, Axis Bank 1.68 per cent, ONGC 1.60 per cent, Power Grid 1.52 per cent and HDFC 1.48 per cent.
'You can put 25 per cent right now; put another 25 per cent when Nifty corrects another 500 points.' 'At 13,500 put another 25 per cent and at 13,000 one can get fully deployed.'
Sensex ended up 41 points at 29,136 and Nifty gained 4 pts to 8,809.
Brokerages expect revenue growth at a 7-quarter high but profitability may disappoint.
RBI must balance the need for improving domestic bank credit demand and respond to lower inflation.
Growth concerns on China, which has already seen the yuan getting devalued twice in August, have rattled global financial markets, including that of India.
'The probability of this being a suckers' rally, where all kinds of beaten down stocks have begun to rally sharply, should be a time to be cautious and circumspect.'
Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
Technical rallies and short covering may arise only if the markets break this 500 point band
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
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