The banking, oil and metal sectors were the top sectoral losers on the BSE, while IT stocks rendered support at lower levels.
The BSE on Monday slipped below the crucial Rs 100-lakh crore (Rs 100 trillion) mark as the benchmark Sensex lost 261 points.
It, however, was a record-smashing week for both the indices, which scaled their lifetime highs.
Maruti Suzuki fell 0.7% even after its March quarter profit grew by 15.8% to Rs 1,709 crore in Q4
Foreign fund inflows and a higher opening in the domestic equity market supported the domestic unit
A firming trend in domestic stock markets, however, capped the rupee fall to some extent
Shares of Motilal Oswal Financial Services, Edelweiss Financial Services and IIFL Holdings have all doubled in the past one year against the Sensex's 23 per cent gain.
Dollar weakness was a major contributor to the rupee recovery as the skittish investors continued to lighten their long positions.
Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.
The BSE Sensex gained 104.63 points to end at 33,147.13, while the broader Nifty spurted 48.45 points to finish at 10,343.80.
BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap indices hit their fresh lifetime highs for the second day in a row
'At this time, staying in the game is more important.' 'If we do that, then wealth can be generated.'
Coal India fell the most by 2.58 per cent among Sensex scrips, dragging the index into the negative zone.
Broader market outperformed with the S&P BSE Midcap index adding 0.7%, while S&P BSE Smallcap index gained 0.6%.
The wider NSE Nifty touched a low of 10,652.40 before finishing at 10,671.40, showing a loss of 97.75 points, or 0.91 per cent.
The NSE Nifty cracked below the 10,800-mark to hit a low of 10,753.05 intra-day, before closing at 10,762.45 with a loss of 59.40 points, or 0.55 per cent.
The broader NSE Nifty, after cracking below the key 10,300-mark, touched a low of 10,211.25, before finally ending 134.75 points, or 1.30 per cent, down at 10,226.55.
The Nifty rose 176.50 points, or 1.74 per cent, during the week.
The gains were capped due to month-end dollar demand from importers, mainly oil firms
In 10 sessions Sensex rose over 8%
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended up 37.05 points, or 0.36 per cent, at 10,397.45 points
TCS, Power Grid and Infosys are among the top S&P BSE Sensex gainers
ICICI Bank was the top loser along with index heavyweights RIL, ITC and HDFC.
Increased month-end demand for the US currency from importers put pressure on the rupee
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 119 points to close at 27,977 and the Nifty50 dropped 45 points to finish at 8,591.
Financial shares were among the top gainers with HDFC leading the gains.
'I have been advising investors since the last couple of months to at least take their capital out.' 'Most of the people have made 50-60 per cent in the market, if not more, they must at least take their capital out.'
The BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices outperformed to gain 0.6% and 1.1%, respectively
Despite a strong start to trade today, key benchmark indices retreated sharply from their higher levels following bouts of profit-taking amid fresh weakness in the rupee against the dollar.
Sitharaman further said that to mitigate genuine difficulties of start-ups and their investors, government has decided to withdraw angel tax provisions for them.
Broader market outperformed the headline indices with BSE Midcap and Smallcap finishing the day 1.22%, and 1.54% higher, respectively
Sensex, Nifty end the day in red ahaead of F&O expiry.
Shares of L&T Technology Services, an arm of engineering giant Larsen and Toubro, made a decent debut on the bourses
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
Over the past week, the Sensex and the Nifty continued the bull-run
Asian Paints was the top gainer after the paints major posted robust first quarter earnings.
Bharti Airtel , RCom and Tata Communications ended down between 0.1-1%.
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.
MCX Stock Exchange, set up by crisis-hit NSEL's promoters, on Friday appointed Saurabh Sarkar as CEO and announced plans for fresh capital infusion by its existing shareholders among measures to boost business.
Sensex is trading firm; FMCG, real estate going strong.
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