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Coal India fell the most by 2.58 per cent among Sensex scrips, dragging the index into the negative zone.
The Nifty closed at 10,335.30, down 28.35 points, or 0.27 per cent.
Among Sensex constituents, Vedanta fell 3.40 per cent, followed by SBI 3.17 per cent, Yes Bank 3.11 per cent, Axis Bank 1.68 per cent, ONGC 1.60 per cent, Power Grid 1.52 per cent and HDFC 1.48 per cent.
Among Sensex components, shares of Reliance Industries, India's largest company by market value, stole the show by surging 1.61 per cent to their highest in over three months.
ITC, Sun Pharma, HDFC and Coal India were among the top gainers.
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Coal India was the biggest gainer on both Sensex and Nifty
Operations at 26 mines are set to commence again within a couple of months.
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Other than ITC, other laggards include PowerGrid, Infosys, M&M, NTPC, SBI, HDFC, Kotak Bank, HDFC Bank, TCS, Hero MotoCorp, Coal India, ONGC, RIL, Asian Paint, IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki, Bajaj Auto, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel and Axis Bank.
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The 30-share BSE index reclaimed the 30,000-mark to trade at a new record high of 30,071.61 by surging 128.37 points, or 0.42 per cent. This surpassed the previous record high of 30,024.74 (intra-day) that the Sensex touched on March 4, 2015.
The broader NSE Nifty rose nearly 124 points to settle just below the psychological 11,000 level.
Auto stocks led the rally with Tata Motors, Hero MotoCorp and Maruti Suzuki leading the gains.
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Both the indices ended at their highest levels since February 1.
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With rate cut expectations running high ahead of RBI meet this week, risk appetite improved especially in rate sensitive stocks
TCS is the country's most valued firm with a market capitalisation of Rs 687,123.96 crore
The broader NSE Nifty dipped below the 10,200-mark to hit a low of 10,180.25 before ending at 10,195.15, down by 165 points, or 1.59 per cent.
The index had risen over 585 points in the previous three sessions.
Both benchmark indices were driven by strong gains in IT, teck, oil and gas, pharma and banking shares amid earnings optimism.
The NSE Nifty too recovered over 100 points, or 0.96 per cent, to end at 10,576.85.
The broader NSE Nifty index too finished lower by 4.80 points, or 0.05 per cent, at 10,632.20.
FMCG major ITC and private banking major ICICI Bank were the top Sensex losers
The NSE Nifty ended 89.40 points, or 0.83 per cent, lower at 10,710.45.
Investors booked profits in range-bound trade, led by PSU, oil & gas, energy, infrastructure, telecom, realty, healthcare, bankex, FMCG, capital goods and power counters.
Strong gains in Vedanta Ltd, Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel and Maruti Suzuki helped the index touch record levels.
Domestic market is losing its trend to rate sensitive stocks post the announcement of the new RBI governor who is likely to maintain a cautious stance on interest rate cut
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Top corporates have paid more advance tax in second quarter this year.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended up 28 points at 25,844 and the Nifty50 ended flat at 7,915.
CII, in a communication with the state industries department, cited it had a packed schedule for the year and the dates frozen for the Make in Odisha conclave clashed with a major national summit hosted by the industry body.
The decline in these was mostly due to company or sector-specific issues, say experts.
Among the Sensex pack, Yes Bank, L&T, HDFC, RIL, HDFC Bank, PowerGrid and Coal India were the biggest losers -- falling up to 2.43 per cent.
Investors lost around Rs 1.57 lakh crore in market valuation on Friday.
The 50-share Nifty bounced 83.35 points, or 0.86 per cent, to 9,794.15 at close.