Broader markets are outperforming the benchmark indices- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are up 0.8%-1%.
A'Market valuation is another concern.'
'India is trading at steep valuations and there have been a number of IPOs, especially in the insurance sector, that have had an impact on secondary market liquidity.'
Side indices raced ahead with BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap advancing 0.4% and 0.3% up, respectively.
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A lower opening at the domestic equity market and the dollar's rise against other major currencies overseas also put pressure on the rupee, dealers said.
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The 30-share Sensex and the 50-share Nifty ended flat at the mark of 29,008 and 8,767 respectively.
'So, what does one believe -- just 6 stocks that are pushing the indices higher or the 600 scrips that are reflecting economic pain?'
With rate cut expectations running high ahead of RBI meet this week, risk appetite improved especially in rate sensitive stocks
US-based outsourcing firm iGate on Wednesday said its net profit declined 89.6 per cent to $3.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 hit by a one-time charge related to a debt settlement.
Foreign portfolio investors were net buyers in equities to the tune of Rs 119 crore, as per provisional stock exchange data.
In dull trade, the rupee on Monday ended a mere two paise lower at 60.20 against the US dollar on weak local equities and imported-driven demand for the American currency.
The 50-share NSE Nifty too closed down 168.30 points, or 1.58 per cent, at 10,498.25 -- a level last seen on January 3 when it closed at 10,443.20.
Major global indices like CAC 40, DAX Shanghai Composite, Hang Seng, Nikkei, Straits Times, Sensex, Nifty have lost 1% - 10% in a week
Cairn India is 25th on the list with 22.2 per cent CGR.
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Investor wealth too fell by nearly Rs 7 lakh crore during 2015-16 or over Rs 2,700 crore per trading session.
The rupee ended weaker against the greenback on domestic worries.
The rupee has been falling for five straight weeks, taking its losses this quarter to 6.6 per cent, making it the worst performing currencies in Asia during this period.
It won't be an easy ride for the markets, reckon experts, considering the multiple state elections in 2018 and general elections next year.
The Sensex ended in red on domestic concerns.
Even if the central bank doesn't pull the trigger later, it is still expected to by the end of the year.
'...and defensive until the global macro headwinds turn more benign.'
In the broader markets, BSE Midcap index slipped 0.3% whereas the BSE Smallcap index inched up by 0.2%
The rupee added another 8 paise to end at 61.23 against the dollar, the highest level in more than two weeks, as the US currency traded stable ahead of the outcome of Federal Reserve's meeting today and as domestic shares surged to a record.
Rupee ends day at 61.91 against the US dollar.
The S&P BSE Sensex has gained 149 points to open at 25,802.
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Many giving double-digit returns, with India up less than one per cent; even so, it has done much better than other emerging markets.
Given the developments, analysts do not foresee a quick recovery.
Markets in countries whose economic fortunes were closely linked to China's growth tumbled.
Private lenders HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank were the top gainers along with index heavyweights
Since 2005, in 8 out of 10 years (except in CY11 and CY14) the benchmark indices have given positive returns in December.
Demonetisation, Donald Trump's surprise victory in the US presidential elections, and the fear that US Fed may hike rates in the upcoming policy review in December have dented market sentiments, report Puneet Wadhwa & Deepak Korgaonkar.
Indian equity markets registered their highest single-day percentage gains since early October.
The sentiment around Indian equities remains positive and unchanged.
Japan's Nikkei fell 0.5% and South Korea's Kospi lost 1.3%.
With nearly a quarter of U.S. energy shares' value wiped out by oil's six-month slide, investors are wondering if the sector has taken enough punishment and whether it is time to pile back in ahead of earnings reports later this month.
Gold is seen as a preferred asset for all types of investors, even central banks.
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