Tata Motors was the worst performer on the Sensex, plummeting 10.32 per cent to Rs 436.55 after the company reported a steep 96.22 per cent decline in consolidated net profit for the December quarter.
The S&P BSE Sensex ended the session at 25,342, up 3 points while the Nifty50 closed at 7,738 points.
Benchmark share indices opened lower on Monday, amid weak global cues, as investors turned cautious ahead of the US Federal Reserve stance on interest rate.
Analysts worry about possible loan waiver.
Financials and auto stocks were the top losers while energy and IT shares recovered
Bajaj Auto's margins are expected to expand 100 basis points, as volumes have recovered.
Maruti's sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz, Dzire and Baleno went up by 9.9% to 45,579 units
The Nikkei share average rose 2.6% to close at 15,195.77 points, more than recouping Tuesday's losses.
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
The 30-share Sensex closed down 114 points at 28,622 and the 50-share Nifty ended down 37 points at 8,686.
Analysts expect Bajaj Auto to perform well in Q1.
Sectoral performance was mixed with media and PSU banking stocks attracting buyer interest and healthcare, FMCG and metal stocks bearing the brunt of the bears
Global cues lift Sensex 364 points; Nifty ends above 8,650.
Gains in auto shares helped offset losses in select index heavyweights led by Infosys.
Stocks and sectors impacted most by GST.
Does Hero MotoCorp's first ever 125 cc scooter do enough to stand out in the ever-growing 125cc scooter segment?
The Nifty50 slipped 33 points to close the session at 8,509 after hitting an intra-day high of 8,587.
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.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 217 points to end at 25,736.
Investors indulged in profit booking at attractive and higher valuations
This measure will ensure that the price of a scrip cannot move upward or downward beyond a limit set for the day.
Maruti Suzuki India said its domestic sales rose 10.6 per cent in May.
In the US, the ratio of the CEO to average worker pay ratio was 373:1 in 2014.
Top companies added employees at 3% CAGR from 2003-04 to 2013-14, while revenues grew at 18%.
Financials were the top losers after sharp gains in the previous session along with ITC
Anand Sharma working tirelessly for extension of tax breaks that expired on March 31, 2010.
The sharp fall in the rupee's value against the dollar during the July-September quarter, it turns out, has come as a boon for corporate earnings.
Sun Pharma emerged as the star performer and closed 4.03 per cent up at Rs 675.45, while Cipla rallied 1.58 per cent to Rs 592.60.
Markets end in red; bluechips struggle to keep pace.
8 out of 12 sectoral indices closed in red with BSE IT and Healthcare indices losing 0.5%.
Ford India and Renault too reported good sales growth in April
Higher input cost is likely to weigh on Auto sector's Q4 numbers.
Among other stocks, IT firm Mphasis today reported a 15.30% increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 184.72 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.
Top gainers among the S&P BSE Sensex include GAIL, Dr Reddy's Laboratories and Bharti Airtel, all edging up by 1% in late morning deals
Among the Sensex 30 stocks, new entrant Sesa Goa soared 22 per cent to Rs 187, while TCS rose 11 per cent to Rs 2,023.
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
Most Asian stock markets steadied on Wednesday.
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
The MFN (Most Favoured Nation, meaning non-discriminatory treatment for each other) issue is of prime importance to India, as it wants to have greater access in the Pakistani markets.
Analystsare showing optimism in Sensex EPS growth after double digit growth in the second quarter of current year.
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