Nifty is likely to remain under selling pressure unless and until it breach the 7,700-7,720 levels on closing basis.
The Sensex opened 92 points lower at 11,237, and touched a low of 11,177 owing to weak cues from the Asian markets. The index, however, soon recovered and rebounded into the positive zone backed by fresh buying in banking, capital goods and metal stocks.
The NSE Nifty ended at 3481, up 57 points. The market breadth was positive. Out of 2,602 stocks traded, 1,536 advanced and 970 declined. The rest remained unchanged.
The Sensex opened 162 points lower at 10,805 and soon touched a low of 10,719 on the back of negative cues from the overseas markets coupled with earnings warning by Infosys.
2019 appears a story of two halves for Indian equities - a more difficult first half might precede a stronger second half, said Abhiram Eleswarapu, bottom, left, Head of India Equity Research, BNP Paribas in an interview with Ashley Coutinho.
The NSE Nifty closed at 2786, up 23 points. The market breadth was marginally negative - out of 2,448 stocks traded, 1,339 declined, 1,016 advanced and the rest were unchanged on Thursday.
The 50-share NSE Nifty ended flat, up 5.80 points, or 0.06 per cent, at 10,308.95.
India is currently under the 21-day lockdown since March 25, with only essential services exempted to contain the fast-spreading virus.
Selective profit-taking saw the index slip to a low of 13,917 - down 304 points from the day's high. The Sensex finally ended with a loss of 47 points at 13,995. The market breadth was marginally negative - out of 2,666 stocks traded, 1,354 declined, 1,234 advanced and 78 were unchanged on Monday.
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.
The Sensex opened 42 points lower at 15,032, and soon touched a low of 14,993. The index, thereafter, rebounded into the positive zone and touched a high of 15,280 - up 287 points from the day's low - amid alternate bouts of buying and selling.
In the Sensex pack, Tata Motors was the biggest loser, shedding 3.29 per cent, followed by ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, HCL Tech, Axis Bank, TCS, HUL, Asian Paints, Sun Pharma, SBI, Tata Steel and NTPC, which dropped up to 3.23 per cent.
However, selling pressure at higher levels forced the index slip into the negative zone. The index dropped to a low of 13,764 - down 283 points from the day's high. The Sensex recovered some ground and finally settled with a marginaly loss of 38 points at 13,926. The market breadth was posititve - out of 2,696 stocks traded, 1,445 advanced, 1,181 declined and 70 were unchanged on Thursday.
Pharma major Sun Pharma remained the worst loser in the Sensex pack for the second day in a row after reports that regulator Sebi may reopen the insider trading case against the company.
The Sensex finally ended with a smart gain of 703 points at 13,665. The index had dropped 1,460 points in the last three trading days.
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 114 points to 15,694, and slipped to a low of 15,573 - down 235 points from the previous close - due to negative cues from the global markets.The Sensex finally ended with a gain of 346 points (%) at 16,154. Infosys surged over 6% to Rs 1,511. TCS gained over 7% at Rs 975. Wipro and Satyam rallied around 4.5% each to Rs 425 and Rs 452, respectively. Ranbaxy zoomed 8.6% to Rs 482. Reliance Communications gained 5.4% at Rs 520.
The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 114 points to 15,694. As buying spread to other sectors, the index rallied to a high of 16,249 - up 676 points from the day's low. The Sensex finally ended with a gain of 346 points (%) at 16,154. The NSE Nifty ended with a gain 102 points at 4,880. Infosys surged over 6% to Rs 1,511. TCS gained over 7% at Rs 975. Orchid Chemicals topped the value chart with a turnover of Rs 453.30 crore followed by Reliance (Rs 373.50 crore).
The Sensex on Tuesday opened with a huge positive gap of 474 points at 14,758 on positive cues from the US markets, but soon slipped into the red and touched a low of 13,834.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 364 points to end at 24,607 and the Nifty50 soared 107 points to close at 7,476.
The NSE Nifty ended at 3,424, up 93 points. The market breadth was positive. Out of 2,599 stocks traded, 1,447 advanced and 1,049 declined.
The dollar index surged to multi-year high.
After touching a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Thursday, the rupee jumped 27 paise to end at 68.46.
The NSE Nifty ended at 4,387, down 19 points.
The NSE Nifty ended up 7 points at 4,259.
The Sensex is now down 29 points at 14,189.
In the 30-share Sensex constituents, 16 ended lower and 14 gained, helping the benchmark indices trim losses.
The market breadth was marginally negative - out of 2,799 stocks traded so far, 1,406 declined, 1,324 advanced and 69 were unchanged today.
The Sensex opened 12 points lower at 13,838, and soon touched a low of 13,798. Fresh buying, thereafter, helped the index rebound into the positive zone and zip past the 14,000-mark.
Gold was among the least bruised by Monday's selloff, dropping half a percent versus a 6 percent slide in Brent crude and a 2 percent decline in copper.
The broader Nifty declined by 73.90 points, or 0.71 per cent, to end at 10,378.40.
The rupee recovered by 11 paise to trade at 60.84 against the US dollar in early trade today on selling of the American currency by banks and exporters.
The Sensex touched a high of 16,168, up 429 points from the day's low, and finally ended with a gain of 199 points at 16,123. NSE Nifty ended 66 points higher at 4,866. DLF zoomed over 10% to Rs 749. Larsen & Toubro gained nearly 7% at Rs 2,917. ACC, Ranbaxy, Bajaj Auto, BHEL, NTPC and Reliance were gainers on Tuesday. Maruti and Satyam dropped, while HDFC, Cipla and Wipro shed 2.5% each. Tata Motors and ICICI Bank slipped around 2% each. Reliance Energy topped value charts.
The rights issue price has been set at Rs 1,257 a share, a discount of nearly 14 per cent to the last closing price of Rs 1,459. The company had set May 14 as the record date for the rights issue, which meant shareholders as on that day would be eligible to apply. Shareholders will be able to apply for one share for every 15 shares held.
S&P BSE Midcap shed 0.8% while S&P BSE Smallcap tumbled 0.6%
Markets climb higher tracking global cues.
The market breadth was positive - of 2,866 stocks traded, 1,553 advanced, 1,272 declined and 41 were unchanged today.
The rupee touched a high and low of 65.91 agaisnt the greenback during the day.
The rupee had depreciated by 13 paise to end at 67.20.
The Sensex opened seven points higher over its yesterday's close at 7,560. Early selling pressure in select counters saw the index erase gains and drop to a low of 7,505
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