Most of the 30-Sensex constituents led by M&M, Adani Ports, BhartiAirtel, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, ICICI Bank, Sun Pharma, Cipla, HDFC Ltd, ONGC and Hind Unilever were trading in negative terrain, falling by up to 5.77 per cent.
The markets opened firm on Tuesday and crossed the 7,800 mark after opening with a gain of 7 points at 7,774.
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended flat, up 5.80 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 10,308.95.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,084, down 94 points.
Top firms will have enough firepower to go for foreign M&As, given their balance sheet growth, say bankers.
The Sensex slipped into negative territory, after opening 14 points up at 7,765.
Leading IT companies i-flex Software and Satyam Computers have made their way to Forbes Global's list of 100 'best under a billion' companies in Asia Pacific.
The regulator will conduct forensic audit of all the seized documents, laptops, and mobile phones, which are suspected to be involved in the fraudulent activity, reports Shrimi Choudhary.
Indian companies may be able to make generic copies of Roche's anti-influenza drug Tamiflu with its patent still pending in the country.
The Sensex opened past the 8,200-mark at 8,208 as against Wednesday's close of 8,189 and later rallied smartly to a high of 8,252.
The markets opened in green tracking its Asian peers
With rains once again lashing Mumbai, the Sensex opened weak and is now down 20 points at 7616. Nifty is down 8 points at 2304.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended 190 points up at 23,382.
According to industry estimates, the sector's revenue would increase eight-10 per cent in 2013-14, against 12 per cent in 2012-13.
The 50-share Nifty bounced 83.35 points, or 0.86 per cent, to 9,794.15 at close.
The Sensex has zoomed by 109 points to close at a new high of 11,747.
The markets opened firm with tech, bank and pharma scrips making steady gains.
For the second straight week, the Sensex rose, notching up a significant gain of 528.34 points, or 1.59 per cent. The Nifty was up 129.45 points, or 1.25 per cent, during the week.
The top gainers on the Sensex were Cipla, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki, Hero Moto & Sesa Sterlite.
Buying towards the close saw the Sensex close with a loss of 37 points at 10,045 - off its intra-day low of 9959.
After exhibiting high volatility in early trades, the Sensex closed with a marginal loss of 22 points at 9,849.
00 hours. The overall investors' wealth, measured in terms of valuation of all listed stocks, was down by nearly Rs 6 lakh crore in early morning trade, from nearly Rs 111.44 lakh crore at the end of Tuesday's trade.
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BSE IT index was the biggest sectoral loser, down 1.5% dragged by TCS
The 30-share Sensex lost 22 points to close at 27,090 and the 50-share Nifty gained 7 points to end at 8,121.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 19 points at 11,326. It is now down 46 points at 11,261.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 46 points at 10,996.
The Sensex opened with a positive gap of 11 points at 10,852