The Indian benchmark indices erased intraday gains after hitting fresh lifetime highs, but closed at fresh record levels on Monday
The Nifty Bank index hit a new liftime high of 38,495 in the intra-day trade before closing 1.4 per cent higher at 38,294 levels
No hawkish comments by the RBI at its bi-monthly policy meeting and assurance to support growth bolstered the stock market bulls on Friday, thus ending the eventful week on a firm footing
The central bank also retained the GDP growth forecast at 9.5% for the on-going fiscal year and revised CPI inflation projection downward to 5.3% which also supported sentiment
BSE Sensex closed the shop 488 points higher at 59,678. In the 30-pack index, 10 stocks closed in the red and 20 in the green
In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices added 1.7 per cent and 1.4 per cent, respectively
The Indian benchmark indices snapped two-day gaining streak to end Wednesday's session nearly 1 per cent lower
The Indian benchmark indices ended higher for the second consecutive session on Tuesday amid mixed global cues
The benchmark indices snapped their four-day losing streak to end nearly 1 per cent higher on Monday
At close, the Nifty50 index was down 86 points at 17,532 while the BSE Sensex ended with a loss of 361 points at 58,765
The benchmark indices suffered sharp losses for the third day in a row defying firm global cues
BSE Sensex, meanwhile, ended with a loss of 254 points at 59,606. Overall, 18 of 30 Sensex stocks ended in the red, led by HDFC, UltraTech and Asian Paints
BSE Sensex bounced back after hitting a low of 59,045 in intra-day deals to finally settle at 59,668, down 410 points
BSE Sensex pared 334 points from the day's high to end 29 points higher at 60,078. Meanwhile, the NSE Nifty shut shop at 17,855
Sensex past the 60,000 mark for the first time on Friday. Even as the weak global sentiment tempered the mood, the bulls managed to hold their ground
In the 30-pack Sensex, 25 index stocks closed higher while five in the red. Bajaj Finserv was the best performing stock, followed by L&T, HDFC and Axis Bank
Sectorally, Nifty Media was the top performer as the index rose 13 per cent led by Zee Entertainment. It was followed by Nifty Realty, which gained 8 per cent
The Rs 171 crore IPO by Paras Defence and Space Technologies sailed through on the first day itself as the IPO was fully subscribed in the first hour itself
Investors were cautious ahead of the FOMC meet this week which is expected to provide clarity on the outlook for tapering as well as interest rate timelines
The top Sensex gainer was Kotak Mahindra Bank which rose 5 per cent, followed by HDFC Bank that added 2 per cent. That said, the top losers were Tata Steel and SBI that lost up to 4 per cent