The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
The European Union has said the recent big ticket merger and acquisitions between Indian and European companies including Tata-Corus and Vodafone-Hutch would pave the way for greater economic integration
Muted global trend after a report that US President Donald Trump was preparing to impose more tariffs on China hurt trading sentiments.
The NSE Nifty settled the day 93.20 points or 0.88 per cent lower at 10,452.30 after shuttling between 10,612.90 and 10,434.05.
SBI was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, shedding 2.40 per cent, followed by Yes Bank, Bharti Airtel, L&T, Sun Pharma, M&M, ICICI Bank, ONGC, RIL, Asian Paints, Vedanta and HUL, which lost up to 2.37 per cent.
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The broader Nifty, after touching a high (intra-day) of 10,555.50 points, finished at 10,539.75, up 84.80 points, or 0.81 per cent.
The biggest gainers in the Sensex pack were Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, Vedanta, Yes Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC, Tata Motors, HCL Tech, IndusInd Bank and Axis Bank, rising up to 2.98 per cent.
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Among key stocks, Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp, L&T, Wipro, ICICI Bank, Dr Reddy's Labs and ICICI Bank, all up between 1%-3%
An expectation of tax sops in Budget, weakness of dollar and robust tax collection are adding positive sentiment
Coal India fell the most by 2.58 per cent among Sensex scrips, dragging the index into the negative zone.
The rally was led by IT stocks, with TCS and Infosys rising up to 5 per cent. Yes Bank, on the other hand, was the biggest loser on both the bourses, cracking nearly 12 per cent
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Oil tanked to a 7-year low as OPEC decided to maintain production.
Both benchmark indices were driven by strong gains in IT, teck, oil and gas, pharma and banking shares amid earnings optimism.
Extending losses for 7th session, Nifty fell below the 8,000 mark for the first time since Nov 25
A declining rupee, elevated crude oil prices and sustained foreign fund outflows added to the gloom
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The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have performed better than the front-liners
Anil Ambani's Reliance Power tops the table with 3.46 million shareholders
The S&P BSE Sensex ended down 371 points at 24,966 and the Nifty50 closed 101 points lower at 7,615.
ICICI Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 4.64 per cent, followed by Axis Bank at 3.86 per cent and SBI 2.53 per cent.
Sentiments took a hit after broader Asian markets weakened, following a renewed sell-off on Wall Street on Tuesday as energy shares dropped after crude oil prices plunged to a 13-month low amid weak earnings and US-China trade disputes, fuelling worries about economic growth
Stocks reeled under huge losses on Thursday as the benchmark Sensex plunged sharply by over 465 points, the biggest single-day fall in three months, after India carried out "surgical strikes" on Wednesday night on terror launch pads across the Line of Control.
The broader NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,651.60 and 10.532.70 points on alternate bouts of buying and selling, closed 6.20 points, or 0.06 per cent, down at 10,576.30.
The NSE Nifty after shuttling between 10,397.60 and 10,279.35 points, ended 47 points, or 0.45 per cent lower at 10,301.05.
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
Sensex witnessed the biggest single day gain since May 2009 in absolute terms.
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended flat, up 5.80 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 10,308.95.
The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.
Oil and select auto heavyweights bore the brunt of selling pressure; ONGC, RIL, Tata Motors, M&M key losers.
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
Construction major L&T was the biggest gainer among the Sensex components, spurting 2.30 per cent, after the company said its board has approved a Rs 9,000-crore share buyback plan.
Investors booked profits in recent gainers
the Sensex lost 23 points to close at 28,185 levels and the Nifty shed 7 points to end at 8,515 mark.
In line with Sensex, the broader indices also saw hefty losses. Large cap index tumbled 0.79 per cent, midcap 0.87 per cent and smallcap 0.57 per cent.
The broader NSE Nifty too dived by 101.65 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 10,350.15.
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