Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
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Nifty September F&O series ended lower after seven consecutive positive series with Metal Index falling the most
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In a grand ceremony with overtones of a United States presidential inauguration, heads of state and government, India Inc honchos, opposition leaders, Bharatiya Janata Party members and showbiz stars rubbed shoulders as they watched President Ram Nath Kovind administer the oath of office to India's 58 new ministers.
Market cap of government companies has remained unchanged in the past 8 years.
Broader market outperformed the frontline indices and also hit their respective all-time highs
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The NSE 50-share Nifty also closed higher by 61.60 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 10,504.80 after shuttling between 10,513 and 10,441.45.
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Banking shares saw a renewed buying interest on the hopes of a rate-cut by the central bank post the easing of macro-economic data.
The calculation excludes cross-holding of listed group cos in each other.
In absolute terms, the year closed with the market capitalisation of all BSE-listed companies rising by Rs 45.5 lakh crore to Rs 152 lakh crore, or an increase of 42.8 per cent, compared to the closing value on December 30, 2016, says Pavan Burugula.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 57 points to end at 26,064 and the Nifty50 climbed 17 points.
The 30-share Sensex stayed in the green for the better part of the session and hit the day's high of 38,297.70 as buying pace gathered momentum towards the fag-end.
In first half of year, firms raise more than banks on low US treasury rates.
Infosys was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising 2.36 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank up 1.39 per cent.
The BSE Sensex gained 104.63 points to end at 33,147.13, while the broader Nifty spurted 48.45 points to finish at 10,343.80.
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Banks, real estate and metal scrips among the top losers.
The benchmark Sensex gained 4,642.84 points, or 16.%, while the broader NSE Nifty surged 1,572.85 points, or 18.20% during this period.
Sensex, Nifty slightly upbeat, midcaps to rule markets this week.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
Most Asian markets ended with gains.
'If Indians are as smart as their counterparts in university, and have equal opportunity, then what is the reason that we cannot produce inventions of quality that are recognised by the world?'
Among the Sensex losers, Yes Bank tumbled 5.46 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance 5.40, ICICI Bank 3.82 per cent, IndusInd Bank 3.10 per cent and HeromotoCorp 2.55 per cent.
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Sentiment was hurt after market regulator Sebi directed bourses to initiate action against 331 suspected shell companies.
Nifty is likely to remain under selling pressure unless and until it breach the 7,700-7,720 levels on closing basis.
Firms generated free cash flows in 2013-14, for the first time since the 2008 Lehman crisis
The NSE Nifty too recovered over 100 points, or 0.96 per cent, to end at 10,576.85.
Benchmark indices gain 30% this year, buoyed by global liquidity, new government
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.
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Financials ended mixed despite the status-quo on key rates by the RBI. SBI, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank ended up 0.4-2.5% each.
The earnings are, however, expected to be down around 2 per cent on a sequential basis due to pent-up demand getting exhausted and the adverse impact of rising metals and energy prices on consumer goods and manufacturing companies.
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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
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
Sensex plunges 322.39 points to over 1-month closing low of 27,797.01; Nifty tumbles 97.55 points to 8,340.70.
