However, the indices later recovered on management of these companies allaying concerns over their financial position.

The rupee fell 46 paise to close at 72.97 level, its lowest ever against the US dollar in trade today which dampened market sentiment. The Indian currency had closed at 72.51 to the dollar on Monday. Led by the sharp fall in stocks, the market capitalisation (m-cap) of BSE-listed companies plunged by Rs 2,72,549.15 crore to Rs 1,53,64,470 crore since Friday.

The steel stock rose nearly 3.50% to hit a fresh high of 378.70 on the BSE. The stock has been gaining for the last four days and has risen 10.46% during the same period. The stock has gained 51.77% during the last one year and 39% since the beginning of this year.

The Sensex and Nifty reversed losses in trade today and rose to record highs powered by banking and consumer durables stocks.While the Sensex closed 391 points or 1.05% higher at 37,556, Nifty gained 1.03% or 116 points to close at 11,360.Indices hit fresh lifetime highs as investors accumulated the recently battered banking, auto and realty counters.The BSE bankex rose 502 points to 31079 level.  The  consumer durables goods index rose 320 points to 21,372 level.Bank Nifty too witn...

Indices hit fresh lifetime highs as investors accumulated the recently battered banking, auto and realty counters. The BSE bankex rose 502 points to 31079 level.  The  consumer durables goods index rose 320 points to 21,372 level. Bank Nifty too witnessed huge buying activity with the index closing 1.24% or 339 points higher at 27,695 level.

The Sensex plunged 356 points to close at a one-week low of 37,165.16, while the NSE Nifty dropped 101.50 points to finish below the 10,300-mark.

Traders said positive cues from other Asian markets, tracking overnight gains in the US market following upbeat remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell during his congressional testimony boosted investor sentiment.

At 9:58 am, the Sensex was trading 258 points higher at 36,523 level with Nifty rising 75 points to 11,023 level. On January 29, Sensex and Nifty reached all time high levels of 36,443 and 11,171 levels, respectively on expectations from Union Budget and optimism over Q3 earnings.

The Sensex and Nifty closed lower for the second straight day, tracking a sell-off across global markets after the US and China reignited their trade dispute. The Sensex plunged around 262 points to end at a two-week low of 35,286, while the broader Nifty dropped 89 points to 10,710. Asian markets crashed after US President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 10 percent tariff on another $200 billion of Chinese goods drew warnings from Beijing of about $50 billion retaliatory penaltie...

Asian markets nosedived after US President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 10 percent tariff on another $200 billion of Chinese goods drew warnings from Beijing of about $50 billion retaliatory penalties on US goods. Unabated selling by foreign funds and a weak rupee added to the gloom, brokers said.

However, towards the fag-end, profit-booking erased most gains and the index finished at 35,483.47, up 39.80 points, or 0.11 per cent. The 50-share NSE Nifty, which reclaimed the 10,800-mark intra-day, settled at 10,786.95, showing a gain of 19.30 points, or 0.18 per cent. Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharma and Dr Reddy's were the top Sensex gainers.

The Sensex closed 215 points lower as nervous investors took money off the table amid speculation that the RBI may go for a rate hike this week.Rate sensitives led the decline, with the BSE Realty index emerging as the worst performer among sectoral indices by slumping 3.25 per cent. Banking, financials, consumer durables and capital goods tumbled up to 1.83 per cent.The RBI's Monetary Policy Committee began its three-day meeting today amid speculation that it may hike the key interest rate o...

Banking, financials, consumer durables and capital goods tumbled up to 1.83 per cent.

Reversing a five-session slide, the benchmark Sensex rose over 35 points to end at 34,651 in see-saw trade as participants accumulated recently beaten down auto, metal, banking and realty stocks.Asian markets ended mixed following a good show by US stocks as investors applauded easing of trade tensions between the US and China.The 30-share Sensex opened in the green and hit a high of 34,754, but witnessed bouts of volatility. It finally settled at 34,651, showing a gain of 35 po...

The 30-share Sensex opened in the green and hit a high of 34,754.60, but witnessed bouts of volatility. It finally settled at 34,651.24, showing a gain of 35.11 points, or 0.10 per cent. The index had lost 940.58 points in the previous five sessions as investors rushed to unwind bets following post-poll instability in Karnataka amid discouraging global cues.

The 30-share Sensex opened positive and advanced to the session's high of 35,388.87. However, profit-booking by investors ahead of Karnataka elections this week trimmed the gains, with the gauge sinking to the day's low of 35,136.01. It finally settled 8.18 points or 0.02 per cent higher at 35,216.32.

Investors kept an eye on high-level talks between China and the US on trade in Beijing today. Back home, Sun Pharma, NTPC and Tata Steel were the top gainers on Sensex. Wipro, Kotak Bank and Asian Paints were the top Sensex losers.

Investors kept an eye on high-level talks between China and the US on trade in Beijing today. Back home, counters such as realty, capital goods, IT, teck, infrastructure, FMCG, consumer durables, oil and gas and auto suffered as participants pulled money off the table.

Trading was volatile due to negative Asian cues, lower opening in Europe and a weak rupee, they added. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) touched the USD 100 billion market capitalisation mark intra-day, but ended the session a tad lower.