Given the recent underperformance of the mid-and small-caps compared to their larger peers, analysts expect these two market segments, especially the small-caps, to catch up now
CLOSING BELL: Meanwhile, the rupee will fall further against the US dollar over the rest of the year, a Reuters poll showed. It slipped to a record low of 83.21 today, and ended at 82.75/$
F&O Expiry: 25 of the 30 Sensex constituents and 34 of the 50 Nifty constituents ended in the negative territory including Adani Ports, Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, TCS, Axis Bank, and HDFC
CLOSING BELL: Tata Steel fell over 4 per cent, while Asian Paints, Wipro, L&T, Bajaj twins, Ultratech Cement, Axis Bank, Sun Pharma, Tech M, ICICI Bank, & SBI declined in the range of 2-3.5 per cent
CLOSING BELL: The broad-based sell-off was led by financials including IndusInd Bank (down 4 per cent), Bajaj twins, SBI, ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, and HDFC duo
On their part, technical analysts see the Nifty is hit 18,100-18,200 levels before it makes any major attempt to reverse. However, this journey, they caution, can see intermittent corrections
After frontline indices rallied 9 per cent each in the last one month, analysts believe that the strong foreign inflows after nine months of relentless selling brought upswing to the markets.
CLOSING BELL: M&M (up 6 per cent) was the top Sensex gainer, followed by RIL, Maruti Suzuki, Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, Kotak Bank, Ultratech Cement, ITC, NTPC, SBI, Axis Bank, and Titan
CLOSING BELL: Tata Steel, Kotak Bank, IndusInd Bank, Nestle, Infosys, Asian Paints, and Tech M were the other outperformers, up between 3 per cent and 4.6 per cent