Rebound in IT majors TCS and Infosys in late trades helped markets end higher.
The broader markets were firm with mid-caps and small-caps gaining 1-1.4 per cent on the BSE.
Ends the August F&O series on a high tracking gains in RIL, HDFC and ITC.
The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.
Participants are eyeing the Bihar elections.
Samvat 2070 was a great year for top Indian conglomerates in the stock markets.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
The Hero Glamour might be a hot seller but it isn't as impressive as its popularity suggests. The bike doesn't have as much performance as you would expect from a 125cc motorcycle, says Faisal Ali Khan.
Efforts to normalise trading relations expected during the first such meet on Saturday
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The broader markets traded positively with mid-caps and small-caps rising 0.5 per cent each on the BSE.
S&P upgraded India's credit outlook to 'stable' from 'negative' earlier.
Markets ended lower amid volatile trade with Sun Pharma leading the decline.
HDFC, TCS, RIL, ITC and ICICI Bank dragged the Sensex by over 100 points.
The 30-share Sensex ended down by 59 points at 27,027 and the 50-share Nifty slipped 7 points at 8,087.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Asian Paints, Bajaj Auto, ITC, NTPC, L&T and HDFC, all up 2% each
The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28,000 mark, spurting by 409 points or 1.4% at 28,114 and Nifty settled above the 8,500 mark at 8,532, gains of 111 points.
Top gainers from the Sensex pack are Infosys, Cipla, NTPC, ITC and Lupin
Industry watchers attribute a lot of the current successes of the $6 billion Hero Group to how B M Munjal planned and executed succession in HeroCorp, balancing the interests of other family-owned businesses.
The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.
However, IT stocks fell on weak growth forecast by Gartner
Short-covering and the propping up of net asset values have potential to boost frontline as well as second-rung names next week
Banking and real estate stocks rise up to 5% on further rate-cut hope.
With over 45 healthcare facilities and over 300 vibrant diagnostic centres, Fortis is India's second-largest hospital chain -- next only to Apollo, which has 64 hospitals with 10,000 beds. Therefore, any international or domestic hospital chain that buys Fortis will simply catapult to the numero uno position.
Sensex catapults 1,241 points and Nifty vaults 382 points in two sessions in a row.
The Survey shows fiscal consolidation despite slowdown in growth.
Rate-sensitive sectors like banks, auto and realty witnessed strong buying demand in trades today
Financials were the top losers while oil shares also declined amid weak crude oil prices.
The S&P BSE Sensex shed 286 points to close at 24,539 and the Nifty50 lost 100 points to end at 7,456.
Maruti Suzuki posted a marginal increase in January and the likes of Hyundai, Ford and Mahindra & Mahindra reporting a single-digit growth.
Telecom shares rallied on hopes that they would hike tariffs after huge investments to acquire spectrum.
Anirban Lahiri is going the full distance in terms of preparation and soaking in the atmosphere as he plays the pre-event traditional Par-3 which opens the official action at the Masters each year.
Surprisingly, RIL scrip also fell by 2.73 per cent to 1,029.15, becoming the second biggest loser in the index
Sun Pharma stock has appreciated at 35% a year for 20 years
Caution prevailed across the bourses ahead of the Union Budget.
More than half the Sensex companies have declared their results for the third quarter and there are more positive surprises than disappointments.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
The 30-share Sensex ended 79 points lower at 26,909 and the 50-share Nifty closed 25 points lower at 8,102.
IT exporters were the top gainers amid a weak rupee along with select index heavyweights.
The Sensex ended up 380 points at 27,888 and the Nifty advanced 111 points to end five points shy of 8,400.
Index heavyweights were the top losers along with bank shares.
