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.
Asian shares ended higher after a string of positive US economic data.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 190 points up at 23,382.
Auto and realty shares were among the top Sensex gainers.
Markets rebound with financials leading the gains on hopes of a peaceful solution to the turmoil in Ukraine
The higher rate cut by RBI is positive for rate-sensitive sectors in the medium to long term.
Analysts mostly prefer domestic plays beside select films with foreign exposure.
Mukesh Ambani remains the country's wealthiest promoter as his stake in Reliance is now worth Rs 3.25 trillion!
Sectors such as Auto, Banks, Capital Goods, FMCG, Metal, Oil & Gas and Power are trading marginally lower.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Shedding its gains from Monday, NIkkei has declined around 0.7% while Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite were trading marginally lower.
Gaurav Garg, Head of Research, CapitalVia answers readers' stock market queries.
The Sensex ended 290 points higher at 29,095 mark and the Nifty gained 94 points to close at 8,806 levels.
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
BHEL down around 2.4% and Bharti Airtel down around 1.6% were other major losers.
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
The 30-share Sensex lost 12 points to end at 29,559 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 4 points to close at 8,914.
Engineering major BHEL rebounded from its day's lows to end around 1% higher.
The idea that technology and startups with newer business models will not disrupt traditional businesses has been thrown out the window.
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?
On a weekly basis, the Sensex climbed 749.86 points or 2.69 per cent and the NSE Nifty soared 237.10 points or 2.76 per cent
No one can fault India Inc for not taking care of shareholders; in fact, it has been extra generous.
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The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
The national budget 2019-20 had an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore for Phase-II of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles scheme to boost electric mobility and increase the number of EVs in commercial fleets.
Dream rally: Investors' wealth doubled in 5 years in India's equity market on Friday.
The Sensex was up 70 points and the Nifty was up 20 points led by SBI on robust Q2 earnings.
The Sensex ended below 28,000 for the second straight day at 27,869.
Benchmark share indices ended lower on profit taking after they touched record highs in the previous session.
Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
The WPI inflation stood at negative 2.4% in May 2015, compared with a negative 2.65% in April 2015.
Most business groups in India, including Godrejs, Tatas and Mahindras, have seen patience tested in JVs, with some of them winding up quickly
Markets have witnessed a gap down opening mirroring losses in the global equities with US markets taking a hit on worries about the health of Chinese economy.
BSE Mid-cap and BSE Small-cap lost 2.5% and 3.1% after oil prices soared
Fresh investments by corporates up just 5.8% in FY17, lowest since 1992
Sensex under pressure as Yellen signals rate hike; banking stock slip.
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The 30-share Sensex gained 321 points to end at 26,430 and the 50-share Nifty surged 100 points to end at 7,879.
Sensex ended above 26,000 led by telecom shares amid TRAI's spectrum sharing norms.