It is always good to diversify your investments rather than keep all of them focused on equity, says stock market expert Pranav Sanghavi.
The broader NSE Nifty dipped below the 10,200-mark to hit a low of 10,180.25 before ending at 10,195.15, down by 165 points, or 1.59 per cent.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 273 points at 17,560 on the back of strong US markets on Thursday and a rally in Asia. Autos, IT and selective banking stocks were the key movers. It inally ended with a gain of 313 points at 17,600. The NSE Nifty moved up 62 points to close at 5,228. Reliance Infrastructure gained 6.9% to Rs 1523, ICICI Bank was up 6.4% to Rs 935.50 and Maruti Suzuki gained 6.2% to Rs 788. Wipro gained 2.8%, Satyam was up 2.5% and TCS advanced 2.3%.
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 22 points at 12,862
The broader NSE Nifty slipped below the 10,500-mark by falling 103 points, or 0.97 per cent, at 10,482.20. It touched a high of 10,645.50 and a low of 10,464.05 during the day.
State-owned banks have amassed bad loans faster than private sector lenders.
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.
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.
The Sensex, which saw a sharp fall of nearly 800 points on the first two days of the week, rebounded with a 180-point gain on Wednesday, while the index continued its northward run the next day too, surging by 300 points.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram says stock market fall not a cause for worry.
The NSE nifty ended at 4,167, up 25 points.
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 260 points to 12,812.
Fresh buying at lower levels saw the index recover some ground and touch a high of 19,210. Persistent weakness in select counters - ONGC, Bharti Airtel and banking stocks - saw the index slip back below the 19,000-mark again to a low of 18,917. The index finally closed with a loss of 231 points at 19,059. The NSE Nifty ended at 5,699, down 83 points.
It was the second straight week of gains for the benchmarks.
The Sensex closed up 305.82 points or 2.32% at 13487.16, and the Nifty up 77.85 points or 2.07% at 3843.05.
The sharp fall in shares revived memories of the bear phase during May-June but experts said there was no reason to panic and the fall had provided buying opportunities to investors. The Sensex could see another 200-point drop, they said.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,446, up 59 points.
Pharma was the top losing index amid worries about their earnings outlook with Lupin down over 4%
In the broader market, the S&P BSE Midcap ended 0.1% down, while the S&P BSE Smallcap index gained 0.3%.
The NSE Nifty ended 15 points down at 4,252.
How did marquee Dalal Street investors fare in the Jan-Mar quarter that saw the BSE Sensex tank 10 per cent?
The Sensex opened a tad higher at 13,772 - up seven points.
The Sensex opened a tad (five points) higher at 12,792,
Short term markets should remain volatile, says market expert Pranav Sanghavi.
The markets opened in the green on the back of buying interest seen in technology, banks, auto stocks.
While the RBI can nudge things along, ultimately bank owners must recapitalise and review internal processes to ensure that a culture of irresponsible lending doesn't continue, says Devangshu Datta.
The Sensex closed at 13,399.43 down down 400.06 points or 2.90% at 13399.43, and the Nifty down 112.50 points or 2.84% at 3849.5.
HDFC Bank Q4 net rises 21% to Rs 2,806.91 crore.
The HDFC bank has bagged the annual Country Awards for Achievement from India conferred by Hong Kong-based publication Finance Asia.
The markets opened strong tracking the Asian peers
Valued at $71.2 billion, the bank's market capitalisation is more than that of global banks like Barclays, JP Morgan Chase and Credit Suisse.
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.
The markets were witnessing volatility in the opening trade.
Nifty PSU bank index dropped nearly 2%
The markets opened in the positive terrain in sync with global markets.
The Sensex crossed 8500 level at mid-session on the Bombay Stock Exchange on Tuesday on brisk buying by funds in index-heavy shares of Reliance Industries, Infosys and some banking stocks.
Strong gains in Vedanta Ltd, Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel and Maruti Suzuki helped the index touch record levels.
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