The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
The Great Agriculture Story that propelled Shivraj Singh Chouhan to power just won't sell any longer.
Investors indulged in profit booking at attractive and higher valuations
TCS, Infosys and Wipro were down 0.4-2% each. Capital goods majors also ended lower with L&T and BHEL down 1.4-3.9% each.
Sensex surged 486 points or 1.9%.
Participants are eagerly waiting for the key macrodata -- IIP and CPI numbers due to be released later today.
Financials were the top losers after sharp gains in the previous session along with ITC
Around 300 promoters serve their company boards for free.
ICICI Bank, ONGC and Tata Motors contribute to nearly 50% gain seen on the Nifty.
Markets ended weak tracking the expiry of April derivative contracts.
Financials emerged as the top gainers while auto shares rallied on robust September sales
An Inter-ministerial panel had last month approved 10 per cent equity sale in Coal India. At present, the government holds 90 per cent stake in the firm.
Broader markers outperformed their larger peers.
Expects to raise Rs 9,300 crore from Indian Oil share sale on Monday
L&T, ONGC and banking scrips power gains in today's trade
After paring some gains, the 30-share index settled at an all-time closing high of 28,008.90, up by 98.84 points, or 0.35 per cent, over the previous close.
Infrastructure stocks are once again gaining traction.
The 50-share NSE Nifty was trading lower by 24 points.
Government-owned companies are more generous in rewarding their shareholders with dividends.
Select companies in infra, capital goods, private banks, auto, oil & gas, and mining could be considered by investors.
Brokerages expect revenue growth at a 7-quarter high but profitability may disappoint.
Gains were led by Tata Motors amid robust sales in June along with select financials.
The S&P BSE Sensex closed 318 points at 24,455 and the Nifty50 shed 99 points to end at 7,438.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices underperformed the largecaps and ended over 1% lower.
The markets had been on an upward trajectory since August 2013.
Participants are keenly awaiting the rollovers to the next series ahead of the expiry of June F&O.
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The ETF is expected to fetch the govt Rs 3,000 crore.
Chouhan met some farmer leaders on Saturday, but failed to reach a compromise.
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 S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1 points to end at 26,396 and the Nifty50 slipped 2 points to end at 8,109.
Markets finished lower for the sixth consecutive day as hopes of the Goods and Services tax (GST) bill being passed in the current session of the Parliament faded considerably.
Is there anything any one can say after Gajendra Singh's suicide that will not come across as inadequate, insincere, fatuous or too little too late?
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 112 points at 28,555 and the 50-share Nifty closed 24 points higher at 8,561 after hitting a record high of 8,626.95.
Sensex,Nifty to remain under pressure through the week.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 57 points to end at 26,064 and the Nifty50 climbed 17 points.
There are 30 listed PSUs in which the public holding is less than 25%.
Issues related with intellectual property rights, including piracy of films and software, figured prominently during the India-US CEO Forum in New Delhi attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama.
The Sensex closed down 308 points at 24,894 and the Nifty has lost 96 points at 7,559.
Indian indices fell more than those of most other emerging markets.
Metal shares gained on hopes that the government may adopt ordinance route for mines sector reforms
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