Reflecting the bullish mood, all sectoral indices ended with gains, led by auto, oil and gas, FMCG, IT and teck. The broader NSE Nifty, after crossing the 10,600-mark, settled 68.40 points, or 0.67 per cent higher at 10,598.40.
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ICICI Bank on Tuesday slashed home loan rate for both existing as well as new borrowers by 0.25 per cent.
Telecom, metal and healthcare came as dampeners.
HDFC Ltd has posted a 24.65 per cent rise in its net profit at Rs 182.81 crore (Rs 1.83 billion) for the third quarter ended December 30, 2003 as against Rs 146.65 crore (Rs 1.47 billion) for the same period in 2002-03.
The BSE 30-share index after a positive opening stretched to 31,772.41, but could not stay there for long buffeted by the selling pressure. It hit a low of 31,562.25 before settling lower by 79.68 points, or 0.25 per cent, at 31,592.03.
Heavyweights such as Coal India, L&T and SBI ran up losses, taking cues from overseas markets.
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 30-share BSE index reclaimed the 30,000-mark to trade at a new record high of 30,071.61 by surging 128.37 points, or 0.42 per cent. This surpassed the previous record high of 30,024.74 (intra-day) that the Sensex touched on March 4, 2015.
HDFC Ltd has posted a 21.59 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 203.24 crore (Rs 2.03 billion) for the second quarter ended September 30, 2003, compared to Rs 167.15 crore (Rs 1.67 billion) recorded in same period previous fiscal.
Among Sensex components, shares of Reliance Industries, India's largest company by market value, stole the show by surging 1.61 per cent to their highest in over three months.
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The NSE Nifty ended 89.40 points, or 0.83 per cent, lower at 10,710.45.
Except RIL and CIL, the remaining eight companies among the top 10 witnessed slump in their m-cap
Both benchmark indices were driven by strong gains in IT, teck, oil and gas, pharma and banking shares amid earnings optimism.
In the Sensex pack, ICICI Bank emerged as the top gainer by rising 0.97 per cent, while Tata Steel advanced 0.92 per cent.
The 30-share Sensex stayed in the green for the better part of the session and hit the day's high of 38,297.70 as buying pace gathered momentum towards the fag-end.
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The BSE Sensex jumped 70.42 points to end at 34,503.49, while the broader NSE Nifty finished at 10,651.20, up 19 points.
The NSE 50-share Nifty also closed higher by 61.60 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 10,504.80 after shuttling between 10,513 and 10,441.45.
The Nifty finished the day at 10,265.65, a hefty gain of 98.95 points, or 0.97 per cent, after shuttling between 10,270.85 and 10,195.25.
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The broader NSE Nifty closed 1.25 points, or 0.01 per cent down at 10,564.05.
The broader NSE Nifty dipped below the 10,200-mark to hit a low of 10,180.25 before ending at 10,195.15, down by 165 points, or 1.59 per cent.
Small- and mid-cap stocks continued facing selling pressure due to stretched valuations.
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Sun Pharma was the biggest gainer in the Sensex pack, advancing 1.79 per cent.
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Geo-political concerns over death of a Saudi journalist, Brexit and likely breach in Italy's budget also kept investors cautious.
This is its biggest single session fall since August 24, 2015, when it had lost 1,624.51 points.
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended at 9,143.80, up 43 points, or 0.47 per cent, after moving between 9,153.15 and 9,109.10.
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