MUMBAI: Reversing its five-day losing streak, the benchmark Sensex surged 317 points and the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 8,500-mark today amid positive developments on US election front as the FBI said Hillary Clinton would not face charges over her use of a private email server.

Short-covering of bets by speculators also supported the upmove.

Key benchmark indices continue to trade lower weighed down by pharma shares. At 13:05 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 79 points or 0.3% to 27,351. The Nifty 50 index was currently down 34 points or 0.4% at 8,450.

The Sensex and the Nifty recovered after hitting hit their lowest intraday levels in almost four months in early afternoon trade. The Sensex fell 130.26 points, or 0.47% at the day's low of 27,300.02 in early afternoon trade, its lowest level since 8 July 2016.

MUMBAI: Sensex plummeted some 97 points to hit nearly four-month low of 27,430.28, falling for the fourth straight session, and Nifty crashed below the key 8,500-level on Thursday, tracking cautious global markets amid a new poll suggesting a likely win for Donald Trump in US election.

After opening lower at 27,518.06, the Sensex recovered to the day's high of 27,600.74 on bargain-buying by participants, including domestic financial institutions.

Mumbai: The BSE Sensex on Wednesday tumbled over 349 points to close at 27,527.22 on weakening global cues after the latest poll suggested that Republican candidate Donald Trump was slightly ahead of market favourite and his Democratic Party rival Hillary Clinton in the US Presidential polls.

Also, the broader NSE Nifty broke below the 8,600-mark level to close at an over three-month lows. Investors are also waiting the US Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision later today.

MUMBAI: The benchmark BSE Sensex recovered about 41 points in early trade on Tuesday as investors widened their positions on encouraging infrastructure growth amid a mixed trend in Asian markets.

The 30-share barometer, which had shed 11.30 points on the first day of Samvat 2073 in special 'Muhurat' session on Sunday, was trading higher by 41.11 points or 0.14 per cent at 27,971.32, with the sectoral indices led by metal, auto and realty trading in the green, rising by up to 0.72.

Indian equity, forex, money and commodity markets will remain closed today on account of Diwali Balipratipada.

On Sunday, markets ended the customary 'Muhurat' trading session to usher in the new year Samvat 2073 on a negative bias with the broader markets outperforming the benchmark indices.

The stock market stayed weak the for third straight session as the benchmark Sensex fell nearly 104 points and the NSE Nifty broke below the 8600-mark on Thursday, with participants liquidating bets in view of October derivatives expiry.

Besides, weak Asian cues following a slide in oil prices weighed on sentiment, brokers said. The 30-share index was trading lower by 103.69 points, or 0.37%, to 27,732.82. The gauge had lost 342.57 points in the previous two sessions.

Benchmark share indices ended lower on Tuesday with Tata Group leading the decline after the sudden exit of Cyrus Mistry as chairman of Tata Sons weighed on investor sentiment.

The S&P BSE Sensex ended down 88 points at 28,091 and the Nifty50 settled 18 points lower at 8,691. In the broader market, the BSE Midcap ended down 0.3% while the BSE Smallcap index ended flat. Market breadth ended weak with 1451 losers and 1293 gainers on the BSE.

Mumbai: Indian stocks dropped, with the benchmark gauge paring a weekly gain, as some investors sold lenders and energy companies after recent advances.

Reliance Industries Ltd., which has a 7% weighting on the S&P BSE Sensex, was the biggest drag on the gauge. The stock dropped 2.2%, the most in a week. Axis Bank Ltd. was the top loser on the Sensex, while a gauge of lenders capped its best week since July after Essar Group’s $13 billion deal with a group involving Russia’s Rosneft PJSC improved prospects for loan recoveries at local banks.

MUMBAI: The benchmark BSE Sensex fell by over 94 points in early session on Friday after sentiment was dampened by Reliance Industries' second quarter earnings numbers, which were announced on Thursday.

The 30-share index, which had gained 145.47 points in the previous session, dropped by 94.24 points, or 0.34 per cent, at 28,035.60, with oil and gas, metal, banking, PSU and capital goods sectors bringing about the fall.

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