Stock Market LIVE: The HDFC twins and Bajaj Finance are the major contributors for the Sensex 30, while Reliance Industries, ICICI Bank, Asian Paints and Infosys are the key draggers
Stock Market LIVE: The broader indices, too, turned positive and gained up to 0.8 per cent
Negative global market cues and profit taking pushed both Sensex and Nifty lower for the first time in four days
The benchmark indices managed to eke out gains, amid buying in index heavyweight RIL, bank and auto stocks
Stock market Live: The Nifty Realty rose nearly 3 per cent, while Nifty IT was up 1.6 per cent
NSE Nifty settled the day in the red ahead of the FOMC outcome later today
Only 10 stocks from the Nifty basket closed in the red
Only six of 30 Sensex stocks ended in the green, mainly from the FMCG and financial space
On the weekly basis, the benchmark indices gained, thus taking their winning run to the fourth straight week
RIL, ITC and bank stocks contributed to the gains on benchmarks while metals and IT names languished
Both Sensex and Nifty hit fresh record highs in intra-day deals on Wednesday
Interest in the broader markets remained strong, with BSE Midcap index rallying 1.09 per cent and the BSE Smallcap index 0.63 per cent
However, healthy buying in the broader market kept overall market breadth in the favour of the buyers
Top Nifty gainers included Kotak Mahindra Bank, Powergrid, Grasim and BPCL, among others
Investors looked to lock in gains after the recent rally but most dips were bought into, which left indices unchanged at close.
The domestic benchmark indices extended their gains to the third day in a row on Monday
The BSE MidCap index closed 0.35 per cent higher after hitting a new peak of 24,454 in the intra-day deals
TCS, HUL, Titan Company, UltraTech Cement, and Bharti Airtel hit their respective record highs on the BSE today
The Nifty Realty index jumped 5 per cent today while the Nifty Metal index slipped 1.8 per cent
Bharti Airtel (up 6.7 per cent) was the biggest gainer on the Sensex today, followed by Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Asian Paints, TCS, Titan, and Tech Mahindra