The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
All the sectoral indices, led by realty, metal, consumer durables and power were trading in the negative zone on Thursday.
Markets finished the session on a dismal note with Sensex closing at its lowest level since August 2014.
Asian markets were trading mixed with the Nikkei gaining after the US dollar strengthened against the yen.
Sensex, Nifty slightly upbeat, midcaps to rule markets this week.
the Sensex lost 23 points to close at 28,185 levels and the Nifty shed 7 points to end at 8,515 mark.
The top losers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, Coal India, Vedanta, Reliance Inds and L&T.
Sectoral index up 10% in past month, as market takes hope from higher order book, revenue and operating margins in September quarter.
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
The 30-share Sensex ended down by 59 points at 27,027 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 7 points at 8,087.
Markets closed the day in green on favourable domestic factors,
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, HDFC, HUL, RIL and Cipla.
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.
The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
At 11:37 am, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 28 points at 27,037 and the Nifty50 was up 2 points at 8,268
Earning numbers of blue-chips, including ITC and SBI, due tomorrow.
Sensex closed over 118 points down on Thursday.
The Sensex ended lower on unfavourable cues.
The first six months of the financial year (Siemens follows an Oct-Sept calender) has not been encouraging.
The rally in index heavyweight ITC has boosted the sentiment across the board.
Capital goods, IT, auto and pharmaceuticals lead gains for the financial year
The Sensex had bounced back with gains of 94 points or 0.3%
BHEL down around 2.4% and Bharti Airtel down around 1.6% were other major losers.
Reliance Industries and ONGC were down 4-6% each contributing the most to the Sensex losses
The 30-share Sensex ended up 292 points at 29,571 and the 50-share Nifty closed up 75 points at 8,910.
ONGC, Sesa Sterlite, Tata Steel, RIL and HDFC emerged as the biggest losers
Investor sentiment got a boost following remarks from the Russian President Putin that allayed fears of an imminent military conflict in Ukraine
Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.
For the seven months since February 2014, the benchmark index surged nearly 27%.
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.
Experts prefer domestic consumption-driven plays and defensives such as information technology and pharmaceuticals
The Sensex ended at a fresh record closing high of 28,889 while Nifty ended at a fresh record closing high of 8,730.
The 30-share Sensex closed up 34 points at 27,831 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 15 points at 8,356.
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 extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
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