Shares of L&T Technology Services, an arm of engineering giant Larsen and Toubro, made a decent debut on the bourses
ITC, Sun Pharma, Cipla and Tata Steel were top gainers on BSE Sensex
Sun Pharma was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing 1.79 per cent.
The 50-issue Nifty fell 29.60 points or 0.34 per cent to close at 8,642.55
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 46 points at 26,360 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points at 7,891.
The NSE Nifty, which dipped below the key 10,800-mark to touch a low of 10,755.40, bounced back on late buying to close at 10,817.70, up 9.65 points, or 0.09 per cent.
Asian Paints was the top gainer after the paints major posted robust first quarter earnings.
The session was marked by volatility and stock-specific action, even as the overall sentiment remains risk-averse, brokers said.
The broader NSE Nifty moved between 10,705 and 10,785.55, before ending 25.15 points, or 0.23 per cent down at 10,716.55.
Persistent capital inflows by domestic institutional investors and retail investors kept the markets in fine nick
More than 10% (40 of 498 companies) have lost at least half their market value.
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
Equity benchmarks erased early gains after realty, capital goods, teck, auto, PSU, IT, power and bankex counters came under selling pressure, falling up to 1.28 per cent.
ICICI Bank was the top gainer after stable rating for its senior unsecured bonds by S&P Global Ratings.
Traders said falling crude prices in the global market was a big boost for the economy as it lightens the country's import bill burden, eases inflation and current account deficit concerns.
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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.
The NSE Nifty settled the day 38.85 points or 0.37 per cent lower at 10,500.90 after shuttling between 10,590.55 and 10,456.65, intra-day.
The NSE Nifty too recovered over 100 points, or 0.96 per cent, to end at 10,576.85.
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With Housing Development Finance Corporation's (HDFC's) merger with HDFC Bank becoming effective on July 1, the merged entity is set to become the top weight in the benchmarks S&P BSE Sensex and the National Stock Exchange Nifty indices, dislodging the country's most valuable company, Reliance Industries (RIL), from its perch. HDFC will stop trading after July 13. At present, RIL has a weighting of close to 12 per cent in the Sensex and 10.3 per cent in the broad-based Nifty. Meanwhile, HDFC Bank and HDFC have weights of 9.9 per cent and 6.8 per cent in the Sensex and 8.8 per cent and 6 per cent in the Nifty, respectively.
Markets ended in green on rate cut hope.
Oil tanked to a 7-year low as OPEC decided to maintain production.
Investors will maintain a cautious stance.
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.
Infosys was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising 2.36 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank up 1.39 per cent.
The sentiment got support from better-than-expected earning results by select companies and continuous buying by domestic financial institutions.
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
Technical rallies and short covering may arise only if the markets break this 500 point band
Benchmark indices finished higher on hopes of economic reforms
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
Sensex climbs higher on favourable global cues.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, HDFC, HUL, RIL and Cipla.
Markets snapped their 8-day winning streak.
Sensex is under pressure due to concerns in the global market.
Markets under pressure; IT financials grab spotlight.
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.
Markets closed in the red on domestic worries.
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Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654
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