The 30-share Sensex ended up 1 point at 27,459 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 1 point at 8,341.
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The NSE Nifty went past the 8,600-mark for the first time since November 1.
But trading through the route still a minuscule portion of total turnover
The sentiment-driven rally also got support from stock specific earning results and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley's statement that the Centre will step up reforms to attract more investment and fill up infrastructure deficit.
The 50-share NSE Nifty settled lower by 76.05 points, or 0.88 per cent, at 8,615.25
The broader Nifty also succumbed to the pressure before recovering to close lower by 6.35 points, or 0.07 per cent at 8,693.05
Profit taking in index heavweights RIL and HDFC weighed on sentiment while ICICI Bank surged 7%.
IT majors weakened ahead of the September US jobs data and telecom stocks ended lower
Out of 30 Sensex shares, 19 ended lower while 11 gained
Shares of L&T Technology Services, an arm of engineering giant Larsen and Toubro, made a decent debut on the bourses
Of the 30-share Sensex, 13 ended higher, while 17 led by Power Grid, Tata Steel, Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp, NTPC, Tata Motors, Dr Reddy's, M&M, GAIL, Infosys and L&T finished lower, fell by up to 2.40 per cent
Financials and auto stocks were the top losers while energy and IT shares recovered
Private lenders HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank were the top gainers along with index heavyweights
This was the biggest single-day fall for the benchmark index since August 10 when it had fallen by 310 points.
Domestic market is losing its trend to rate sensitive stocks post the announcement of the new RBI governor who is likely to maintain a cautious stance on interest rate cut
Financials were the top gainers lead by private lenders ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank
The 50-issue Nifty fell 29.60 points or 0.34 per cent to close at 8,642.55
The BSE Sensex was down 326 points at 23,277 and the Nifty was down 107 points at 7,056.
Benchmark share indices trimmed intra-day gains after global crude oil prices resumed their downward trajectory after sharp gains on Friday.
The Sensex has slid 18.5 per cent from its January 2015 peak.
According to market experts, GST Bill, movement of the rupee and uncertain global cues amid expected rate cut by the US Fed will dictate the movement of the markets.
Sensex,Nifty to remain under pressure through the week.
Top losers are Sun Pharma, Bajaj Auto, L&T, ITC, Hero Moto.
Sensex ends in green, bluechips in spotlight.
Sensex sinks into red at close on growth concerns.
After touching a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Thursday, the rupee jumped 27 paise to end at 68.46.
Participants are keeping an eye on the Winter Session of Parliament, which started today, and US fiscal policies to be followed by President-elect Donald Trump
The surge in the stock market has failed to stem the trend of small-sized brokers shutting operations.
Tata Group shares were among the top losers while Adani Ports emerged as the top gainer
Financials emerged as the top gainers while auto shares rallied on robust September sales
Rise in investor sentiment, return of risk appetite aid shares across the board
Tracking gains in bluechip stocks, investors were also seen building up position in broader markets, lifting the small-cap and mid-cap indices by 0.83 and 0.15 per cent
Samvat 2070 was a great year for top Indian conglomerates in the stock markets.
However, investors have turned cautious over the likelihood of Britain leaving the European Union.
The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.
The top losers from the Sensex pack are ONGC, Coal India, Vedanta, Reliance Inds and L&T.
Broader markets outperformed with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap adding 0.23% and 0.45%, respectively
Telecom stocks fell after Mukesh Ambani extended Reliance Jio's free offers till March 2017.
The positive bias was aided by metal, realty and auto indices
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