Private lenders HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank were the top gainers along with index heavyweights
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
Sectoral performance was mixed with media and PSU banking stocks attracting buyer interest and healthcare, FMCG and metal stocks bearing the brunt of the bears
The freebies are now over, but Jio will need to notch up subscriber numbers and margins to prove its sceptics wrong.
With rate cut expectations running high ahead of RBI meet this week, risk appetite improved especially in rate sensitive stocks
The broader NSE Nifty scaled a high of 10,856.55 before closing up by 55.90 points, or 0.52 per cent
Investors indulged in profit booking at attractive and higher valuations
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.
Participants are eagerly waiting for the key macrodata -- IIP and CPI numbers due to be released later today.
TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
The NSE Nifty also moved up by 12 points to 8,648.35.
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.
The Mumbai-based brokerage has constructed India Family Firm Index out of listed companies.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
More than 87 per cent of the spectrum has been allocated to bidders.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 46 points to end at 28,122 and the 50-share Nifty gained 20 points to close at 8,514.
The BSE Mid-cap index gained 1.1% while the Small-cap index surged 1.3%, outperforming the benchmark indices
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After a volatile session, Sensex closed the day 563 points lower
Maruti Suzuki, Asian Paints, L&T, ONGC and Infosys have gained between 1%-1.5%.
The 30-share Sensex lost 54 points at end at 27,086 and 50-share Nifty shed 19 points to close at 8,096.
The NSE Nifty also gained 53 points, or 0.49 per cent, to settle 10,855.15 after shuttling between 10,870.40 and 10,749.40.
Financials ended mixed despite the status-quo on key rates by the RBI. SBI, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank ended up 0.4-2.5% each.
The Nifty rose 176.50 points, or 1.74 per cent, during the week.
Fresh buying by domestic institutional investors and better-than-expected June quarter results from some blue-chip companies boosted investor sentiment
Muted quarterly earnings, mixed cues from global markets and unabated foreign fund outflows added to the volatility
Bharti Airtel , RCom and Tata Communications ended down between 0.1-1%.
Sensex gained nearly 0.4% or 96 points at 26087 level while Nifty ended up by 42 points or 0.5% at 7,791.40 level.
Participants are keeping an eye on the Winter Session of Parliament, which started today, and US fiscal policies to be followed by President-elect Donald Trump
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BHEL down around 2.4% and Bharti Airtel down around 1.6% were other major losers.
Net profits may dip 4.9% y-o-y, but the silver lining is that performance may be better than the preceding quarter
Sustained FII inflows and fresh spell of buying by domestic institutional investors fuelled the rally
The 30-share Sensex ended up 1 point at 27,459 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 1 point at 8,341.
Small- and mid-cap stocks continued facing selling pressure due to stretched valuations.
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices extended gains and were up over 1% each
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
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.
