Banks stocks continued to trade weak along with FMCG major ITC.
Markets ended higher for the second straight session mainly on the back of upbeat corporate earnings.
Financials were the top losers while oil shares also declined amid weak crude oil prices.
Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
The 30-share Sensex ended down 245 points at 28,799 and the 50-share Nifty closed down 81 points at 8,750
Metal shares were the top gainers with Hindalco up over 5%.
Index heavyweight RIL surged 3% to end above Rs 1,000 mark while IT majors were also the top gainers.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 604 points at 28,845 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 181 points at 8,757. The Bank Nifty ended down 602 points at 19,146.
The Sensex closed higher by 170 points at 26,128 and the Nifty rose 59 points to end at 7,943.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
Sensex in green, midcaps, smallcaps fail to show up; bluechips rule.
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 140 points at 28,262 and the 50-share Nifty was up 37 points at 8,551.
Infosys, TCS, HUL and Reliance Industries were the top gainers of the day.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
The broader markets are trading inline with the larger peers with BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices up 1.5% each.
The S&P BSE Sensex slipped 305 points to end at 25,400 and the Nifty50 dropped 87 points at 7,783.
Sensex, Nifty have lost about 6%, against 0.5-5% decline in other key Asian indices.
HDFC twins, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank and SBI from the financial space gained between 1-2.7%.
The FMCG index gained more than 1% on the back of stellar gains in ITC.
Sensex closed 63.82 points higher at 26,851.05 in Muhurat trading; Nifty rises 18.65 points to end at 8,014.55.
Markets snapped two-day losing streak and ended flat with a positive bias on Tuesday as gains in auto shares helped offset losses in IT majors.
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.
Sensex seems to be under pressure on weak cues.
The 30-share Sensex lost 54 points at end at 27,086 and 50-share Nifty shed 19 points to close at 8,096.
The Sensex ended above 27,000 for the first time while the Nifty topped 8,100.
Decline in the rupee coupled with a slide in the crude oil prices have dented the sentiments.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 115 points to end at 24,338 and the Nifty50 climbed 42 points to close at 7,404.
ICICI Bank, SBI, Axis Bank and HDFC Bank dipped between 1-2% each.
Sun Pharma was the top gainer after SPARC received Sebi nod to raise up to Rs.250 crore through a rights issue
The Sensex ended in red on domestic concerns.
A steep decline in the Asian equities after crude oil fell to its lowest since September 2003 dented sentiments.
An expectation of tax sops in Budget, weakness of dollar and robust tax collection are adding positive sentiment
Kotak Mahindra Bank and Vedanta were the top Nifty gainers.
BSE Bankex and Telecom indices led the fall.
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Among the private banking majors ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank were down 0.2%-0.5% each.
At 12:25 PM, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 358 points or 1.3% at 26,368.
Infosys, Tata Motors, ONGC, TCS and GAIL are the top 5 losers.
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