Fear factors weights on markets, Sensex, Nifty struggle to keep pace.
Markets ended lower on Tuesday, snapping a two-day winning streak, as investors turned cautious and booked profit in financials.
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Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
The Sensex ended down 251 points at 27,351 and the Nifty shed 65 points to close at 8,228.
Infosys, TCS, ICICI Bank and Sun Pharma among the top losers of the hour.
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'Mining jobs get created in the most backward districts of India's poorest states,' says Anil Agarwal.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, HDFC, HUL, RIL and Cipla.
Since most Indian firms have kept their forex exposure unhedged, credit profile of companies in the highly sensitive sectors such as oil & gas, metal & mining, airlines could weaken substantially, says Anup Roy.
Sensex, Nifty end lower on global concerns.
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Banks, real estate and metal scrips among the top losers.
Markets ended in green on rate cut hope.
Index heavyweights were the top losers along with bank shares.
Election results, diesel & gas pricing moves, labour law changes - all stoke anticipation of more cheer ahead.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
Markets climb higher tracking global cues.
This makes him corporate India's biggest donor to society.
Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex closed 30 points lower at 21,140 levels.
HDFC, TCS, RIL, ITC and ICICI Bank dragged the Sensex by over 100 points.
SBI, PNB, Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Dena Bank, Central Bank of India ended down 3%-12% each.
HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
A day after the Union Cabinet paved the way for the government reducing its stakes in Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Coal India Ltd (CIL) and NHPC, the shares of these companies fell 3.4-5.2 per cent on bourses.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 115 points to end at 24,338 and the Nifty50 climbed 42 points to close at 7,404.
Revenues of Indian companies, excluding those engaged in banking and oil, are expected to grow marginally at 5-6 per cent in the first quarter of this fiscal.
The automobile segment is our preferred area, and old favourites such as Tata Motors, Bajaj and Maruti Suzuki continue to entice us.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 90 points at 19,429 after hitting an intra-day low of 19,398 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 40 points at 5,881 after touching an intra-day low of 5,871.
The RIL stock has halved from an all-time high of Rs 1,626 made (intra-day) on January 15, 2008, to on Wednesday's closing figure of Rs 800.55.
The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 29,008 and 8,767 respectively.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 30 points.
Caution prevailed across the bourses ahead of the Union Budget.
The broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices.
The 30-share Sensex was up 188 points at 28,415 and the 50-share Nifty was up 58 points at 8,584.
The government is seeking to keep its fiscal deficit within the budgetary target of 4.8 per cent of GDP.
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BSE Power, Healthcare, Capital Goods, FMCG and Metal indices gained between 0.6-1%.
The broader markets ended mixed with mid-caps gaining 0.1 per cent and small-caps falling 0.1 per cent on the BSE.
Banks and realty among the most hit on account of high borrowing costs.
The broader markets ended negatively with mid-caps and small-caps shedding 0.5 per cent on the BSE.
The main losers on the Sensex were Tata Steel, Hero Moto, BHEL, ONGC & Maruti Suzuki.
The 30-share Sensex ended 79 points lower at 26,909 and the 50-share Nifty closed 25 points lower at 8,102.
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