World Bank lowered its global economic growth outlook for 2016 to 2.9% from 3.3% earlier.
Caution prevailed across the bourses ahead of the Union Budget.
The 30-share Sensex closed at 27,112 up by 481 points whereas the Nifty ended higher by 139 points at 8,115.
The Sensex ended higher by 245 points at 27,372 mark and the Nifty gained 66 points at 8,225.
The Sensex ended 229 points down at 27,602 and the Nifty ended down 63 points at 8,293.
The NSE 50-share index, after moving between 10,469.90 and 10,395.25, finally concluded at 10,458.65, up 41.50 points
'It is easy to dramatise the events of today, but it is far more important to focus on the fact that we have a radically overvalued financial sector. It is a house of cards.'
The broader NSE Nifty, after cracking below the key 10,300-mark, touched a low of 10,211.25, before finally ending 134.75 points, or 1.30 per cent, down at 10,226.55.
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The 30 Sensex companies alone, which are among the biggest companies in the country, now account for nearly 50% or about Rs 47 lakh crore of total investor wealth.
In the broader markets, the mid and smallcap indices were up 0.3% each, underperforming the BSE benchmark index which gained 0.5%.
The breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, turned negative from positive
The Sensex has now lost 878.32 points in six sessions -- its longest string of losses in six months.
Broader markets outperformed with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap adding 0.23% and 0.45%, respectively
ONGC, Sesa Sterlite, Tata Steel, RIL and HDFC emerged as the biggest losers
The Nifty rose 176.50 points, or 1.74 per cent, during the week.
Markets finished the session on a dismal note with Sensex closing at its lowest level since August 2014.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 115 points to end at 24,338 and the Nifty50 climbed 42 points to close at 7,404.
The rupee fell to a two-year low of 64.84 against the US dollar.
Several Sensex stocks hits 52-week low in intra-day trade on Monday with financials leading the decline.
The BSE benchmark Sensex surged about 241 points to end at 35,165.48 and the NSE Nifty gained 84 points to close at 10,688.65.
An expectation of tax sops in Budget, weakness of dollar and robust tax collection are adding positive sentiment
Sensex slumped 518 points to end the day at 25,582 and the Nifty slipped 164 points to close at 7,623.
Markets snapped their 8-day winning streak.
But the 30-share Sensex rose by 141.52 points, or 0.41 per cent, to close at 34,297.47. The broader NSE Nifty gained 44.60- points, or 0.42 per cent, to end at 10,545.50 after touching a high of 10,618.10.
Tata Group's CLiQ is the latest to join the e-commerce club, to compete with the likes of Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal.
Broader markets broke the winning streak and ended lower, underperforming the benchmark indices
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
Markets closed in the red on domestic worries.
Sentiment was largely positive after April IIP grew at 4.9 per cent, spurred by higher growth in manufacturing and mining sectors.
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 30-share Sensex gained 117 points to end above 29,000 at 29,006 while the 50-share Nifty gained 32 points to close at 8,761.
It is expected to bring transparency and reinstate consumer faith in the industry, says Brotin Banerjee.
Despite a strong start to trade today, key benchmark indices retreated sharply from their higher levels following bouts of profit-taking amid fresh weakness in the rupee against the dollar.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
At 9.5% of sales, Zara offers the best revenue share to Mumbai's posh Oberoi mall. This is the highest revenue share offered by any fashion retailer for an anchor position in a mall.
Piramals are the largest investors in the Indian real estate sector after HDFC, with investments worth $3 billion already.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers in Indian equities worth Rs 277.92 crore on Tuesday
A majority of economists predicted RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan would leave policy rates unchanged on Tuesday and expected a dovish commentary, as crude oil prices and inflation cool off.
Indian markets ended on a lower note after the stimulus announced by the European Central Bank (ECB) failed to meet expectation.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 90 points at 19,429 after hitting an intra-day low of 19,398 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 40 points at 5,881 after touching an intra-day low of 5,871.
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