Tata Steel, SBI, L&T and Sun Pharma advanced 2-5% each.
The Nifty had hit its third successive record high of 7,922.70 today.
M-cap of 35% of BSE-500 companies, excluding financial ones, is below their debt or just a shade above
BSE Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 10499.86 and CNX Mid-cap index ended at a record closing high of 12672.85 levels.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 30.30 points at 28,161.72 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 7.95 points at 8,543.
Benchmark share indices ended at record closing highs, amid a volatile trading session on Monday, with IT majors leading the gains.
Market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 1,838 declines against 1,218 advances.
The 30-share Sensex closed down 114 points at 28,622 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 37 points at 8,686.
The long-term growth perspective or potential for India is one of the highest in the Asia Pacific region.
Stock prices is due to valuation expansion
Firms generated free cash flows in 2013-14, for the first time since the 2008 Lehman crisis
The 30-share Sensex ended lower by 61 points at 29,122 mark and the 50-share Nifty slipped by 12 points to close at 8,797.
The 30-share Sensex lost 12 points to end at 29,559 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 4 points to close at 8,914.
Markets end higher ahead of Fed outcome, China stimulus
Sensex gained 38.18 points or 0.15% at 25,918.95 and Nifty ended higher by 12.50 points or 0.16% at 7,739.55.
Sensex witnessed the biggest single day gain since May 2009 in absolute terms.
While lower gas output led to earnings cuts, price rises with regular ramp-ups in output will lead to earnings upgrades
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
Custom duties, a major concern for the oil sector.
Engineering major BHEL rebounded from its day's lows to end around 1% higher.
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Shedding its gains from Monday, NIkkei has declined around 0.7% while Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite were trading marginally lower.
Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
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The 30-share Sensex lost 22 points to close at 27,090 and the 50-share Nifty gained 7 points to end at 8,121.
The market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,554 shares advancing and 1,196 shares declining.
The 30-share Sensex gained 321 points to end at 26,430 and the 50-share Nifty surged 100 points to end at 7,879.
Tight liquidity will hit over-leveraged and cash-hungry companies, spare conservative ones
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Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.
In a live chat on rediff.com held on Friday, July 11, well-known equity specialist Devang Mehta discussed what effect the Budget will have on the stock markets -- from how NOT to lose money in the markets to which are the safest stocks.
Valuation-wise, the markets look more attractive now
IT and pharma companies again save the day; mask pain in domestic consumption.
'It is my duty to give the govt the right price of crude oil.'
Re-instatement of 5% custom duty on crude imports will help.
'Swachh Bharat Cess imposed last year should be made broad-based.' 'Budget should be predominantly economy/ business-oriented and problem-solving rather than political consideration-based.'
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Investors often forget that the movements in indices such as the Sensex reflects the performance of its constituent stocks; nothing else.
FIIs pump in Rs 2,075 crore in past three trading sessions.
From Kudankulam to the Land Bill, the author takes the Twitter route to capture the infra action of 2013.
Hackers have begun to emerge from the shadows of suspicion.
Ritu Jha/Rediff.com reports from California on the largest TieCon ever.
In an hour-long chat on rediff.com on Thursday, A K Prabhakar, senior VP and Head - Equity Research (Retail), Anand Rathi Financial Services Ltd, answered some important questions on the market.
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