Top losers are Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, L&T, ITC, Hero Moto.
Metal shares gained on hopes that the government may adopt ordinance route for mines sector reforms
Asian markets were trading mixed with the Nikkei gaining after the US dollar strengthened against the yen.
Markets snapped their 8-day winning streak.
Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.
Bank shares were the top gainers led by ICICI Bank.
Markets closed in the red on domestic worries.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 8 points at 27,508 and the 50-share Nifty closed 1 point higher at 8,284.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 538 points at 26,781 and 50-share Nifty ended down 152 points at 8,067.
Fear factors weights on markets, Sensex, Nifty struggle to keep pace.
Bank of Baroda ended flat after sharp gains in the previous session.
Markets shrugged off RBI's neutral stance on key policy rates.
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
Nifty September F&O series ended lower after seven consecutive positive series with Metal Index falling the most
The main losers on the Sensex were Tata Steel, Hero Moto, BHEL, ONGC & Maruti Suzuki.
Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
Benchmark indices finished higher on hopes of economic reforms
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
Markets climb higher tracking global cues.
The broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices.
Metal stocks fell on Tuesday, with the S&P BSE metal index sliding 2.8 per cent compared to the 0.64 per cent fall in the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex
BSE Metal and Capital Goods indices plunged over 2% followed by counters like Consumer Durables, Auto, Banks and Realty, all falling down between 1-2%.
On the sectoral front, rate-sensitive sectors such as Bankex and Auto gained by 1% and 0.7% respectively while BSE Consumer Durables gained 1.4%.
The upcoming July derivatives expiry later in the week would also add some volatility to the market proceedings.
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
Tata Motors, ONGC, HDFC and TCS were the top gainers.
Kotak Mahindra Bank and Vedanta were the top Nifty gainers.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 177.46 points at 28,885.21 and the Nifty gained 63.90 points at 8,778.30.
Market breadth on the BSE ended firm as 1,908 shares advanced and 1,156 shares declined
With the Sensex again nearing 28,000 points, investors can make good returns with a one-two year horizon.
The rally in index heavyweight ITC has boosted the sentiment across the board.
The government is scheduled to release index of industrial growth for November and consumer price inflation for December later today.
The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 27,403 and 8,248 respectively.
Markets rebound with financials leading the gains on hopes of a peaceful solution to the turmoil in Ukraine
Metals, auto and banking shares were in the limelight in this session; the FMCG pack, however, ended lower.
Sensex ended up 11 points at 25,561 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points to end at 7,640.
BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended in line with their larger counterparts and closed marginally up 0.2% and 0.4%, each
The 30-share Sensex ended up 292 points at 29,571 and the 50-share Nifty closed up 75 points at 8,910.