Analysts say the Essar Group has been following a policy of delisting just when its businesses begin to record substantial upside, denying shareholders their share of decent returns.
ONGC was the top gainer which surged over 4% followed by Axis, SBI, CIL
Sensex was up 184 points at 25,580 and the Nifty added 71 points to end the day at 7,654
The broader NSE Nifty too dived by 101.65 points, or 0.97 per cent, to close at 10,350.15.
The market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market was strong
Hopes that better-than-forecasted monsoon may help the RBI cut rates sooner than expected, too triggered buying activity.
Nifty, which has struggled around 8550-8560 levels managed to blast past this resistance and close above the psychological mark of 8600.
Investors have kept their eyes on US-China trade talks and are optimistic about a positive outcome.
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.
Sensex ended in green on Friday amid heavy buying.
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 BSE on Monday slipped below the crucial Rs 100-lakh crore (Rs 100 trillion) mark as the benchmark Sensex lost 261 points.
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.
If I focus on today, I will have to give up the future, says T K Kurien.
Sector-wise, oil & gas witnessed monthly growth of 30 per cent in hiring while insurance sector registered an increase of 25 per cent compared to September.
Reliance Industries, Infosys and Tata Motors were the top contributors
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
The broader NSE Nifty too fell below the 10,100 level by dropping 100.10 points to end at 10,094.25
The 50-issue NSE Nifty too cracked the 10,200-mark and hit a low of 10,108.55 before finishing 104.75 points, or 1.02 per cent down at 10,121.80.
Sensex gained over 100 points and ended at 26147.33 while the Nifty ended 27 points higher at 7,795.75.
The BSE Sensex zoomed 318 points to end at 33,351.57, while the broader Nifty spurted 88 points to 10,242.65.
BSE Sensex ended at 25,549.72 up by 321 points or 1.27% and the Nifty ended 7624.40 up by 97.75 points or 1.30%.
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
Broader market outperformed the benchmark indices with S&P BSE Midcap gaining over 1%
Transparency International, a non-profit organisation fighting against corruption and malpractices, gave Reliance Industries and ONGC ninth and 26th positions, respectively, in its latest report Transparency in Corporate Reporting.
The total market capitalisation of BSE listed companies stood at Rs 1,01,68,542 crore.
Most of the session's gains for both the indices were wiped out as investors rushed to book profits ahead of F&O expiry on Thursday and also due to concerns over stretched valuations.
Bajaj Auto was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, surging 3.95 per cent followed by Maruti Suzuki at 2.69 per cent.
As many as 142 stocks from the S&P BSE500 index are currently trading below their level of May 12, 2014
Extending losses for 7th session, Nifty fell below the 8,000 mark for the first time since Nov 25
The 30-share Sensex was up 191 points at 28,707.75 and the 50-share Nifty was up 54 points at 8,714.
Gains in key IT, capital goods, healthcare and metal stocks, after consistent buying by domestic and foreign investors, helped both the key indices to scale new peaks.
Metal stocks lose ground with Hindalco, Tata Steel, Sesa Sterlite down 4-10%.
Top 5 losers include Lupin, Cipla, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's Lab and GAIL down 1.6%-11%.
For fast-moving consumer goods, growth is likely to be tepid.
TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
Investors booked profits after strong 641-point rally in the previous two sessions, brokers said.
Petroleum being out of the goods and services tax initially will create some anomaly as tax credit on some of the inputs to oil industry may not be given, said revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia.
About 1,556 shares have advanced, 1,211 shares declined, and 182 shares are unchanged.
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