Among the index heavyweights, Reliance Industries ended down 1.9% while mortage lender HDFC eased 0.2%. FMCG major ITC ended down 1.3%.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
After a volatile session, Sensex closed the day 563 points lower
The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 52.80 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 10,530.70
The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
The rise in India Inc's market value was led by asset-light firms.
The analysis is based on the free-float market capitalisation.
Financials were the top losers after sharp gains in the previous session along with ITC
Markets climb higher tracking global cues.
The year gone by saw the high and mighty of the corporate world face the music in the Delhi High Court which held that the telecom majors are amenable to CAG audit and Mukesh Ambani's RIL struggling hard to get rid of an FIR lodged on gas pricing by the 49-day-old AAP regime.
Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
The Sensex ended in red on domestic concerns.
Most listed corporate entities in the country are in a fix. With the sudden declaration in late March of a nationwide lockdown to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, the final calculations of their financial results for the year 2019-20 (FY20) are hanging in limbo. Till April 19, only 41 of the 3,947 companies listed on the BSE have managed to finalise the dates for the declaration of their yearly financial results.
Investors must be cautious and follow a prudent diversification strategy to mitigate against any risks in case of any unforeseen events.
Investors booked profit ahead of the outcome of the two-day US Fed policy meet which begins today.
Govt depts, banks prone to information leakage.
The upbeat earnings from Reliance Industries will set the tone for the truncated week ahead
This surpassed its previous record close of 29,974.24, reached on April 5.
Markets ended at record closing highs for the second day in a row on institutional buying.
Sun Pharma emerged as the star performer and closed 4.03 per cent up at Rs 675.45, while Cipla rallied 1.58 per cent to Rs 592.60.
Markets recorded their biggest single-day fall since August 1 amid growth concerns in the euro zone.
BSE Bankex and Telecom indices led the fall.
Movement of rupee and crude oil prices will also dictate the trend
Technical rallies and short covering may arise only if the markets break this 500 point band
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
Investors booked profits at higher levels with oil shares leading the decline
Nifty ends above 8,400; TCS, HDFC surge 2%, Bajaj Auto dips 2%.
The BSE Midcap ended up 0.5% while the Smallcap index ended nearly 1% higher
The Sensex had bounced back with gains of 94 points or 0.3%
The 30-share Sensex ended down 71 points at 26,710 and the 50-share Nifty lost 38 points to close at 8,030.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently up 0.83%. The BSE Small-Cap index was currently up 0.8%.
Notable losers were ONGC, Axis Bank, ITC, SBI, ICICI Bank, NTPC, Hero Motocorp, Sun Pharma and Bharti Airtel who fell by up to 2.80 per cent.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
The broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices.
Gaurav Garg, Head of Research, CapitalVia answers readers' stock market queries.
The 30-share Sensex ended 79 points lower at 26,909 and the 50-share Nifty closed 25 points lower at 8,102.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget with a view to fire up the key engines of the economy to sustain a world-beating recovery from the pandemic. This was Sitharaman's fourth Budget. While the taxpayers were left in the lurch, once again, was she able to cheer Corporate India?
The market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 2,086 shares declining and 893 shares advancing.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 414 points at 25,481 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 119 points at 7,603.
Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
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