The market breadth was positive, with 1,955 stocks advancing and 1,404 declining
Bargain buying in banking and auto counters amid better-than-expected Q3 results by Axis Bank and Maruti Suzuki pushed the index 367 points higher at 57,858 level at close
However, the Nifty50 remains the top performer on a one- and two-year basis
The frontline S&P BSE Sensex crashed nearly 2,000 points intra-day, hitting a low of 56,984. It, however, staged a mild recovery in the fag-end and ended 1,546 points, or 2.6 per cent, lower at 57,491
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Stock market LIVE: Sectorally, auto and FMCG were the only gainers on the Nifty wherein the latter was supported by gains in HUL and Asian Paints on the back of their strong Q3 results.
In the last three sessions, the Sensex has lost 1,844 points, or 3 per cent
Sector-wise, BSE IT, energy, healthcare and FMCG shed as much as 1.69% on Thursday, while power, utilities, metal and realty posted gains
The BSE Sensex has shed 1,844 points from Monday's close ending at 59,464 level today, way below the 60K-mark.
Analysts, however, expect markets to recover from here on as they have reached their key support zones.
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On Wednesday, Infosys was biggest drag among the 30-stocks frontline companies pack, declining by 2.77%
Stock market LIVE: Sector-wise, only Auto, metals and energy stocks were trading higher. Meanwhile, Nifty IT index, down nearly 2 per cent , was still the biggest loser. .
In the intra-day trade, the indices hit a low of 60,662 and 18,086, respectively
In a largely range-bound session, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 85.88 points or 0.14 per cent higher at 61,308.91
In the broader market, the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices outperformed the benchmarks and ended up to 0.6 per cent higher.