In the global markets, mainstream indices in Japan, South Korea. and Australia declined in the range of 0.35 to 0.96 per cent
Sectorally, the Nifty Bank index declined over 2 per cent, led by losses in HDFC Bank (down over 3 per cent)
The mid- and small-cap indices meanwhile, outperformed and ended over 0.4 per cent higher each
HCL Tech (up over 5 per cent), L&T, Tech M, Hindalco, Wipro, UPL, HDFC Bank, and ITC were the top gainers
In the primary market, the Rs 9,300-crore initial public offer (IPO) of Zomato was subscribed 57 per cent till 3:30 PM on the first day of the issue
ICICI Bank (up 2.7 per cent), HDFC, Axis Bank, Sun Pharma, and NTPC were the top gainers on the frontline S&P BSE Sensex
The broader markets, on the flipside, outperformed the benchmarks with the BSE MidCap and SmallCap indices rallying 0.40 per cent and 0.75 per cent, respectively
A total of 46 companies are slated to post their quarterly numbers today, including Engineers India, Petronet LNG, Max Financial Services and Wonderla Holidays
Volatility index, India VIX, however, surged 11 per cent to 21 levels ahead of the expiry of monthly F&O contracts due tomorrow
On a weekly basis, both the frontline indices snapped their 3-week losing streak and added around 2 per cent higher each
CLSA opines that the surge in Covid cases in Maharashtra may taper in May as the state is in its fourth-month of the second wave. This, it believes, will be positive for the markets
Hindalco, L&T, Tata Steel, Divis Labs, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finance, and SBI were the top gainers on the 50-share pack
Investors booked profit in the pharma counters after a healthy rally over the past week. The index settled 0.87 per cent down.
The overall market breadth remained in the favour of the bulls, courtesy rally in the broader markets
From a low of 30,555 hit earlier in the day, the Nifty Bank index ended at 31,783, up 2.15 per cent
Wipro, which jumped 10 per cent in the intra-day trade and hit a record high of Rs 474 on the NSE, ended as the top gainer on the Nifty after clocking its best performance in Q4 in a decade
Sebi imposed a penalty of Rs 25 crore on Yes Bank in the matter of misselling the lender's AT-1 bonds few years ago
Trends in the broader markets were mixed as the S&P BSE SmallCap index closed 0.7 per cent higher while the S&P BSE MidCap index dipped 0.07 per cent.
Defying a positive global market sentiment, the domestic markets looked set to start the week on a subdued note, spooked by fast-rising Covid cases in the country
IndusInd Bank, Power Grid, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, and Axis Bank, down up to 4 per cent, were the top laggards on both the benchmarks