Key indices on Tuesday opened on a dull note amidst negative global cues. Asian markes witnessed a sluggish trend after Wall Street broke got back from a record high spree.

The 30-share BSE Sensex was down 33.60 points at 33,232.56 and the 50-share NSE Nifty fell 11.50 points to 10,352.20.

Indian stock markets opened at record highs on Monday followed by the optimism over better-than-expected second-quarter earnings. BSE Sensex gained 102.88 points or 0.31% to open at 33,260.1 points while NSE Nifty advanced 30.8 points or 0.3% to start at 10,353.85 points. Among the Nifty companies Bharti Infratel, HDFC, Lupin, Tata Steel and UPL are scheduled to announce their Q2 results report card today. Within minutes of trading, the benchmark Sensex added 158.02 points to hit the all-time high of 33,315.24 and the broader Nifty jumped 47.85 points to mark the lifetime high of 10,370.9 points.

Four blue-chip companies are due with their second-quarter earnings today. As each being in the top slots in their respective market, it is expected that their Q2 results will guide Sensex and Nifty. Indian stock markets have rallied to record highs despite lower-than-expected first quarter results reported by major companies. Though, the markets have been surging on the hopes of better-than-expected Q2 and Q3 earnings. Recently domestic markets surged to record highs after the Modi government announced a mega plan of Rs 2.11 lakh crore to recapitalise the stressed PSU banks.

NEW DELHI: Equity investors continued with their strong run as Sensex and Nifty extended their gains in Friday's early trade.

30-share BSE Sensex opened with a jump of 81.19 points on 33,228.32 while the broader 50-share NSE Nifty started trading on 10,362.30, up by 18.50 points.

The BSE benchmark fell by over 200 points, pulling back from its record highs, on heavy profit booking in banking, FMCG, oil and gas, pharma and capital goods stocks after a recent rally. Offloading of positions by participants with today being the last trading session of October series contracts in the derivatives segment pulled the index back from record levels, a broker said.

Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex breached the 33,000-mark for the first time, while the Nifty ended at a fresh life high on Wednesday after the government’s Rs9 trillion package lit up banking and infra stocks. The 30-share Sensex surged 435.16 points, or 1.33%—its biggest single session gain since 25 May when it had surged 448.39 points—to close at a new peak of 33,042.50. The broader 50-share Nifty finished at its fresh lifetime high of 10,295.35, up by 87.65 points, or 0.86%.

Key indices on Tuesday opened on a positive note as investors widened their positions ahead of quarterly earnings from some bluechip companies amid positive Asian cues.

Japan’s Nikkei posted the longest winning-streak in its nearly 70-year history as markets cheered election victory of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe. Tokyo’s benchmark index rose 1.11% ending at 21696.65.

MUMBAI: The benchmark BSE Sensex recovered about 224 points and the NSE Nifty regained the 10,200 mark in early trade on Monday on fresh buying by investors amid a firm trend in Asian markets.

The 30-share barometer, which had lost 194.39 points on the first day of Samvat 2074 in special 'Muhurat' session on Thursday, was trading higher by 223.86 points or 0.69 per cent at 32,613.82.

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex surrendered early gains to end over 194 points lower at 32,389.96 in a special Muhurat trading session on Thursday to mark the beginning of Hindu Samvat year 2074.

Banking stocks led the fall as participants booked profits to write their first entry with gains on the first session of Samvat 2074, brokers said. The broader NSE Nifty too dipped below the 10,200-mark in the special one-hour Muhurat session.

Sensex and Nifty opened flat on Tuesday after making new lifetime highs yesterday. The 30 share barometer Sensex shuttled in the range of 32,659.32 - 32,585.85 points in the early morning trade in a muted activity.

Sensex and Nifty opened flat on Tuesday after making new lifetime highs yesterday. BSE Sensex gained 20.77 points or 0.06% to open at 32,654.41 points while NSE Nifty lost 3.2 points or 0.03% to start at 10,227.65 points.

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