The benchmark BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty pared some of the day’s losses and closed in red for the third consecutive trading session on Monday. The sell-off was triggered by the setback suffered by the BJP-led NDA in Bihar assembly elections. Sensex closed 143.84 points down at 26,121, while Nifty closed 39.10 points down at 7,915.20.

Sensex opened the day at 25,809 and touched a high and low of 26,193.17 and 25,656.90, respectively, in trade on Monday. Similarly, Nifty opened at 7,788.25 and touched a high and low of 7,937.75 and 7,771.70, respectively in trade.

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex edged lower on Friday after earlier hitting a five-week low ahead of the results from elections in Bihar, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party needs to win to improve the parliamentary strength it needs to push through reforms.

Modi’s nationalists and opposition parties were running neck-and-neck in the elections, according to exit polls on Thursday. Official results will be announced on Sunday.

The BSE Sensex climbed over 207 points to trade at 26,797.79 and the NSE Nifty recaptured the 8,100-mark in early trade on Wednesday, with increased buying by participants leading to across-the-board gains amid positive Asian cues. However, at 1044 hours, the index was down to 26,698.40, 107.81 points up or 0.41% higher, as all sectoral indices, led by auto, realty and metal, were trading in the positive zone with gains of up to 1.36%. The gauge had gained 31.44 points in the previous choppy session.

Benchmark indices are off day’s high and are trading in a narrow range with positive bias after investors booked profits at higher levels.

The positive trend is led by select buying among IT, Power and Metal segments. However, the upside is capped due to mild selling among banks, capital goods and consumer durables sectors.

The BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty fell for the fifth consecutive day on Friday as quarterly results from ITC and Larsen & Toubro disappointed investors and raised concerns about the health of the corporate sector. The sentiments were also affected after Moody’s projected that RBI will keep rates on hold for the remainder of 2015, with a small chance of another cut early next year. Sensex closed 181.31 points down at 26,656.83 while Nifty settled 45.95 points down at 8,065.80.

The benchmark BSE Sensex fell over 93 points to slip below the 27,000-mark in early trade on Thursday as participants cut down bets in view of the October series expiry in the derivatives segment amid weak Asian cues.

The 30-share barometer fell 93.42 points, or 0.34 per cent, to 26,946.34 after opening in positive zone. The gauge had lost 431.03 points in the previous three sessions.

The BSE Sensex and Nifty extended losses for a third consecutive session as investors remained cautious ahead of the conclusion of the US Federal Reserve’s meeting later in the day and the expiry of monthly derivatives contracts back home on Thursday. Sensex closed 213.68 points down at 27,039.76. Nifty closed 61.70 points down at 8,171.

In the 50-share index, Cipla, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra, Ambuja Cements and ONGC gained between 1.40 per cent and 2.55 per cent. On the other hand, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Adani Ports, IndusInd Bank and YES Bank slid between 3 per cent and 7.20 per cent.

The benchmark BSE Sensex opened over 100 points lower in early trade on Tuesday on selling in banking, oil and pharma stocks by investors amid weak global trends.

Investors were cautious ahead of October series expiry in the derivatives segment on Thursday, brokers said.

Reliance Industries today became the first corporate to sign the revised listing agreement with the BSE as mandated under the newly introduced Listing Regulation notified by SEBI.

Earlier, the listing agreement was a bilateral agreement between the stock exchange and the company and market regulatory SEBI didn't have regulations on this. Thus each company's agreement with stock exchange could be at variance and lacking the full force of SEBI's rigour.

Snapping its four-day rising streak, the rupee fell 16 paise to 64.96 against the dollar in early trade due to fresh dollar demand from importers.

Besides, a weak opening in the domestic equity market put pressure, dealers said.

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