July IIP data and retail inflation for August are slated for release later in the day
The rupee stoked more worries, slumping to a three-week low against the dollar during the day
Investors went looking for bargains in banking, oil and gas and automobile stocks
Infosys stock made a significant rally by climbing 1.98 per cent to Rs 894.50 on value-buying
The benchmark Sensex, which stayed up for the most part of the day, hit a high of 31,937.51
BSE's total market capitalisation declined by Rs 529,590 crore to Rs 127,98,957 crore today.
Sensex closed at 32,309.88, down 0.23%, while the Nifty ended at 10,014, down 0.1%
Sensex had retreated from record by plunging 364 points in the previous session
The index closed at 31,711, down 363.8 points
A lot depends on the corporate earnings season
RIL, ITC, Tata Steel and Lupin have gain 8% in the past 11 trading sessions.
Oil marketing companies soared on the back of higher crude oil prices
The Sensex came down from record high to end 9 points lower in range-bound trade on Friday
Indian markets have clocked one of their best 1st-half performance ever, ITC biggest contributor
Market gears up to brace initial GST hiccups; investors maintain cautious stance
After strong opening, quickly reclaimed 31k mark
Sensex took 15 days to crawl 0.7% from its previous peak to the fresh one
The 50-share Nifty too scaled a high of 9,673.30 before ending 69.50 points up, or 0.72%
The Met department's revised forecast on monsoon also bolstered the domestic equities
This is not the first time that analysts have come out with such stratospheric forecasts. In 2014