Higher input cost is likely to weigh on Auto sector's Q4 numbers.
Maruti Suzuki India said its domestic sales rose 10.6 per cent in May.
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.
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%.
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.
Does Hero MotoCorp's first ever 125 cc scooter do enough to stand out in the ever-growing 125cc scooter segment?
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.
Financials were the top losers after sharp gains in the previous session along with ITC
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.
Analystsare showing optimism in Sensex EPS growth after double digit growth in the second quarter of current year.
Ford India and Renault too reported good sales growth in April
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.
Most Asian stock markets steadied on Wednesday.
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
Markets ended in red, index heavyweights drag.
In the broader markets, the BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices were up 0.5% each
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
Broader markers outperformed their larger peers.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 364 points to end at 24,607 and the Nifty50 soared 107 points to close at 7,476.
After paring some gains, the 30-share index settled at an all-time closing high of 28,008.90, up by 98.84 points, or 0.35 per cent, over the previous close.
The incidence of shareholder activism in India is more than that in other Asian countries, according to a BNP Paribas Asia Strategy report.
Gains were led by index heavyweights Reliance Industries and Infosys.
The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices underperformed the largecaps and ended over 1% lower.
'The market position from here on is expected to go up'.
Participants are keenly awaiting the rollovers to the next series ahead of the expiry of June F&O.
World Bank lowered its global economic growth outlook for 2016 to 2.9% from 3.3% earlier.
Participants will watch out for the Brexit poll outcome in the late morning trades tomorrow.
Automobile sector accounts for the third-highest equity mutual fund contributions.
The 30-share Sensex provisionally ended up 366 points at 27,275 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 132 points at 8,235.
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.
Shiv Kapur, who could be one of the lucky few to get a chance to play with Tiger Woods on his private visit to India, feels the World's No. 1 golfer's coming to the country would make a huge impact.
Sensex,Nifty to remain under pressure through the week.
The Sensex and the Nifty had touched a low of 27,921 and 8,349 respectively.
The S&P BSE Sensex gained 57 points to end at 26,064 and the Nifty50 climbed 17 points.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 66 points at 28,438 and the Nifty ended down 15 points at 8,633.
The BSE Mid-and Small-cap indices outperformed their larger peers rising 72 per cent and 52 per cent, respectively, during Samvat 2070.
The 30-share Sensex ended up 204 points at 27,215 and the 50-share Nifty ended up 59 points at 8,238.
Combined net profit estimated to grow 14.6% year-on-year, against a 5.7% decline in the Dec 2015 quarter
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