The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex fell over 40 points in the mid-session due to profit-booking by funds and retail investors after strong rally in the previous two sessions amid weak Asian cues.
The Sensex was down 43.80 points at 18,411.14. The Nifty was down 8.2 points at 5,532.00.
Volume toppers during the session were RIL, SBI, Tata Motors, DLF and L&T. Major Sensex losers were Infosys, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors, SBI, HDFC and ITC. DLF, RIL and L&T were the major gainers.
Among the sectoral indices, IT, telecom, FMCG, bank, consumer durables and power stocks were trading in the red; realty, oil & gas, healthcare, capital goods and metal stocks were trading in the green.
Of the total 2,987 stocks traded, 1,389 advanced, 1,499 declined and 99 remained unchanged.
The 30-share index fell by 76.18 points or 0.41 per cent to 18.378.76 points in the first five minutes of trade. The barometer had gained over 405 points in the previous two sessions. The wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty also declined by 24 .7 points or 0.35 per cent to 5,515.50 points. More details at: thehindubusinessline.com
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At 2.25 p.m. on Wednesday, the Sensex rose 170.56 points at 16,558.40. The Nifty rose 50.50 points at 4,967.90.
Erasing early losses, the Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex rose in morning trade today as speculators covered pending short positions amid selective buying by funds.
The Sensex, which lost 56.74 points in opening trade, bounced back to trade 115.91 points, or 0.70 per cent, higher at 16,503.75 points at 10.45 hrs. Auto, capital goods and oil and gas sector stocks led the recovery.
Similarly, the wide-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty rose 32.25 points, or 0.65 per cent, to 4,949.65 points.
Brokers said apart from covering up of outstanding short positions by speculators - with today being the last session of monthly expiry in the derivatives segment - buying by funds at select counters also helped stocks reverse the weak trend earlier in t he day. Read more from: thehindubusinessline.com
At 3.30 p.m., the Sensex was up by 357.15 points at 16,379.63. The Nifty was up by 106.30 points at 4,913.05.
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex recovered by nearly 232 points in opening trade on Wednesday, after dipping to a three-month low in yesterday’s trade, on positive cues from Asian markets.
The 30-share index, which had lost 447.07 in the previous sessions, bounced back by 231.41 points, or 1.44 per cent, to 16,253.89 points.
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MUMBAI: At close on Tuesday, the Sensex was down by 447.07 points at 16,022.48. The Nifty was down by 137.20 points at 4,806.75.
The Bombay Stock Exchange benchmark Sensex had tumbled by over 359 points at mid-session today on heavy selling by funds over concerns that Europe's debt crisis might slow global economic growth.
The Sensex, which had opened lower, fell by 359.62 points to 16,109.93 at 12.30 hrs as stocks in the metal, capital goods, consumer durables and auto sectors suffer losses. The gauge has dropped 10 per cent from its April 7 peak. The broad-based National Stock Exchange index Nifty lost 111.15 points to 4,832.80 at the same time.
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BSE benchmark Sensex fall down over 200 points in the pre-noon session on heavy selling by funds during weak Asian markets. At the afternoon, Sensex was fall down 201 points at 16,318.87. Nifty also put on 57.1 points to 4,890.50.
During this session, top gainer were: Tata Steel, RIL, SBI, Tata Motors and Jaiprakash Associates, Mahindra & Mahindra, Bharti Airtel.
And top losers were: RIL, L&T, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors, NTPC, TCS and Sterlite Industries.
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Indian bourses ended mixed on Monday, driven by volatile trading, owing to expiry of near-month derivative contracts. The weak Asian markets on account of the scare over outbreak of swine flu also triggered the selling pressure.
The benchmark Sensex, marginally up 42 points, finished at 11,372 after trading between 11,176 and 11,492 and the broader Nifty sheds 11 points to end lower at 3470.
ICICI Bank lead the rally with a gain of 8 per cent, followed up Axis Bank, HDFC Bank & Punjab National Bank.
Akshaya Tritiya, which fell on Monday, a day considered auspicious for buying gold in Indian households, witnessed huge volumes in gold exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Price of standard gold rose by Rs 135 for 10 grams to Rs 14,830 from Rs 14,695 previously.
On Tuesday the markets witnessed the huge sell-off. The indices were pulled down both by weak global markets and by the squaring off of positions ahead of the April Futures and Options (F&O) expiry on Wednesday.
The Sensex tanked a whopping 370 points to finish at 11,001 and the Nifty eased 107 points to end at 3362. Both, FIIs and the domestic institutions, turned sellers.
Banking, realty and metal indices were the most hammered. The major losers in the Sensex pack were HDFC, RCom, DLF, Tata Steel and Sterlite Industries.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has sought clarifications from Bharti Group on whether it violated norms by enhancing the stake in Bharti Airtel from 60.91 per cent to 67.03 per cent without announcing an open offer.
Broking firms are gearing up to comply with the maiden internal audit guidelines prescribed by SEBI. The first set of half-yearly internal audit reports of stockbrokers, including trading and clearing members, is likely to roll out by the end of this month.
Fears over swine influenza becoming a pandemic dragged airline stocks down on Tuesday. The Jet Airways' stock lost 4.30 per cent to close at Rs 192.50, while Kingfisher Airlines witnessed a sharper fall of 7.58 per cent to Rs 36.60. SpiceJet also shed 8.61 per cent to close at Rs 14.10.
Taking strong cues from the Asian markets, the benchmark Sensex on Wednesday rose by over 162 points in opening trade owing to fresh capital inflows by foreign funds amid short-covering by speculators.
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