Boosted by a rally in stocks, the total market valuation of listed companies at the BSE regained the Rs 100 lakh-crore mark on Monday. The total market capitalisation (m-cap) of BSE-listed companies stood at Rs 1,00,36,165 crore at the end of trade on Monday. Investor wealth of BSE-listed firms, measured by market capitalisation, had crashed below Rs 100 lakh crore on August 24, when the Sensex plunged by 1,624.51 points. The benchmark BSE Sensex on Monday soared 150.32 points to settle at 27,364.92, continuing its winning spree for the third straight session. The index has now gained over 585 points in the past three sessions.

"Markets started the week on a positive note on the back of strong quarterly corporate earnings, mainly led by index heavyweight Reliance Industries," said Gaurav Jain, Director, Hem Securities.

Markets are trading higher in the opening traders tracking positive Asian cues along with strong buying among index heavyweight Reliance Inds post better than expected Q2 results.

Further, China posted its weakest quarterly economic growth since the global financial crisis on Monday, raising pressure on policymakers to cut interest rates further and roll out other support measures to avert a sharper slowdown.

Mumbai: Fag-end buying saved the day for domestic market as the BSE Sensex reversed all of its early losses and settle 204.46 points higher at 27,214.60, tracking firm global cues, while Nifty reclaimed the 8,200-level.

In early trade, the 30-share Sensex cracked below the 27,000-mark by dropping 93 points to hit a low of 26,917.12 as investors booked profits in recent gainers after the country’s exports in September dropped for the tenth straight month.

Shrugging-off positive global cues, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell 51 points to drop below the 27,000-level in early trade on Friday on profit booking amid exports falling for the 10th straight month in September.

Furthermore, profit-booking by participants after Thursday's gains, dampened sentiments.

NEW DELHI: Leading stock exchange BSE today said it expects 30 initial public offerings on its small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) platform in the next two-three months.

This is on top of 17 SMEs already got listed on capital markets with public issues worth Rs 134 crore in the first five months (April-August) of the ongoing fiscal.

Shrugging off strong macroeconomic data, the benchmark BSE Sensex fell for the second straight session today and settled nearly 58 points down at 26.846.53 as IT stocks continued slide on caution ahead of TCS results.

A weak trend in global markets after a data showed slump in Chinese imports, fuelling worries about the health of Asia's largest economy also weighed on the sentiments.

After opening in the green by over 225 points, the benchmark BSE Sensex in a volatile trade pared all of its early gains and fell by over 50 points after IT bellwether Infosys slashed guidance for the fiscal despite posting 9.8% in profit for the second quarter.

Massive selling in IT and tech sectors, down 1.22% and 0.90%, respectively, after Infosys posted result for July-September quarter pulled down Sensex from day's high. The 30-share index was down by 54.60 points or 0.20 per cent to 27,024.91, with stocks of IT and teck sectors falling the most. The gauge had gained 233.70 points in Friday's session.

Rising for the second straight week, benchmark indices clinched their biggest weekly gain in nearly four months since June 19, 2015 after the US Fed hinted that it won't raise interest rates soon. Further, rebound in global commodity prices during the week has also aided sentiment.

For the week end October 9, the BSE Sensex reclaimed its psychological level of 27,000 and rose 3.27% or 858 points to end at 27,080. The Sensex had gained 3.3% in the week ended June 19, 2015. The CNX Nifty reclaimed 8,000-mark to settle at 8,190, up by 239 points or 3%.

The benchmark indices hit a roadblock after six-straight sessions of gains, amid weak global cues, as investors booked profits at higher levels among financials and index heavyweight shares.

The 30-share Sensex closed lower by 190 points at 26,846 and the 50-share Nifty dipped 48 points at 8,129.

Stock market benchmark BSE Sensex surged by over 371 points and the NSE Nifty regained the 8,000 mark in early trade today, extending rally for the fourth day on positive cues from other Asian markets.

Inflows from foreign investors and across-the-board buying by the investors also helped the market sentiments.

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