Financial shares were the top losers.
Most Asian markets ended with gains.
Large and small businesses alike have delivered low-key performances.
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
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Among the Sensex losers, Yes Bank tumbled 5.46 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance 5.40, ICICI Bank 3.82 per cent, IndusInd Bank 3.10 per cent and HeromotoCorp 2.55 per cent.
Nifty is likely to remain under selling pressure unless and until it breach the 7,700-7,720 levels on closing basis.
The 30-share Sensex, after opening on a strong footing, continued its upward march to hit an all-time high of 35,827.70. The NSE Nifty also hit a record intra-day high of 10,975.10, before finishing at 10,966.20, up 71.50 points.
The Sensex ended higher by 245 points at 27,372 mark and the Nifty gained 66 points at 8,225.
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
The NSE Nifty too recovered over 100 points, or 0.96 per cent, to end at 10,576.85.
The Sensex ended 229 points down at 27,602 and the Nifty ended down 63 points at 8,293.
Reliance Industries was the top Sensex gainer up 5.6% after the company reported better-than-expected net profit growth at 12% in the second-quarter aided hby higher gross refining margins.
IT majors weakened ahead of the September US jobs data and telecom stocks ended lower
The financial year ending Saturday saw such big-ticket events that set the directional tone for the country's business journey.
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.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
India's traditional companies are now moving full scale into the renewable and alternative energy space that had been dominated by smaller players over the past decade. Companies such as government-owned NTPC and the Adani and the Tata groups restructured their businesses well in time to become major players in the green space. At the same time, other conventional companies, such as Larsen & Toubro and Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), which have a presence both in the energy sector as well as myriad other activities - construction, technology and retailing - are tying up with new-age companies to hitch a ride to a greener path.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
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
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 30 points.
The recovery was led by information technology exporters.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
The broader Nifty of National Stock Exchange scaled the 10,200 mark intra day before closing at 10,184.85, showing a sizeable gain of 38.30 points, or 0.38 per cent.
Bank Nifty closes at a 30-month high; Rate sensitives lead the rally on RBI rate cut optimism.
The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.
The BSE Sensex was down 326 points at 23,277 and the Nifty was down 107 points at 7,056.
The 30-share Sensex lost 54 points at end at 27,086 and 50-share Nifty shed 19 points to close at 8,096.
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RIL, HDFC twins, M&M, Infosys among the top losers for the day.
FPIs sold shares worth a net Rs 1236.95 crore on Friday.
In the broader market, BSE midcap and BSE smallcap indices underperformed the larger counterparts and ended flat with a negative bias.
Oil tanked to a 7-year low as OPEC decided to maintain production.
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.
Muted quarterly earnings, mixed cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflows added to the volatility
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The broader markets traded positively with mid-caps and small-caps rising 0.5 per cent each on the BSE.
Sensex, Nifty end the day in red on unfavourable cues from global markets.
the Sensex lost 23 points to close at 28,185 levels and the Nifty shed 7 points to end at 8,515 mark.
Investors will remain cautious ahead of F&O expiry.
