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.
The 50-share NSE Nifty shed some ground to settle at 8,699.40 points, up 40.30 points, or 0.47 per cent
Investors have kept their eyes on US-China trade talks and are optimistic about a positive outcome.
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
The Indian rupee also trimmed most of its early gains and was trading at Rs 61.28 compared to its Wednesday's close of Rs 61.31 to the US dollar.
The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.
A mixed global trend and weakness in rupee influenced the sentiments during the day.
Eight Sensex biggies such as Reliance, L&T, BHEL, SBI and ICICI Bank are among the worst hit.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 208 points at 27,057 and the 50-share Nifty closed 59 points lower at 8,094.
The Sensex soared 402 points higher to end at 25,720 and the Nifty surged 130 points to close at 7,819.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
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The 30-share Sensex ended 117 points higher at 26,560 and the 50-share Nifty gained 31 points to end at 7,936.
Banks and realty among the most hit on account of high borrowing costs.
Bank of Baroda ended flat after sharp gains in the previous session.
Asian markets were trading mixed with shares in China witnessing profit taking after sharp gains in the previous session.
At 15.05 PM, the 30-share Sensex was up 281 points at 28,238 and the 50-share Nifty gained 86 points at 8,577
Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs
Capital goods shares continued to trade firm in late noon despite weak market trend on the back of encouraging core sector growth in February.
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.
Short-covering and the propping up of net asset values have potential to boost frontline as well as second-rung names next week
FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
BSE Bankex, Healthcare, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables ended higher.
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The broader markets traded positively with mid-caps and small-caps rising 0.5 per cent each on the BSE.
Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
Markets closed the day in green on favourable domestic factors,
The 30-share Sensex is up 253 points at 29,263 and the 50-share Nifty has gained 68 points at 8,829.
However, IT stocks fell on weak growth forecast by Gartner
Benchmark indices finished higher on hopes of economic reforms
The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 52.80 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 10,530.70
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.
Custodian banks are selling dollars for their foreign fund clients.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, HDFC, HUL, RIL and Cipla.
Benchmark share indices gained for the fifth straight session on Thursday led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries.
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
Index heavyweights were the top losers along with bank shares.
The seasons in 2012 and 2013 went by with hardly any property launches, mainly due to an economic slowdown and a need to clear the backlog
Housing sector to benefit from Budget.
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