Market benchmark Sensex rose almost 137 points and the NSE Nifty retook the 8,700-mark on Monday morning on optimistic buying by participants ahead of RBI policy review on Tuesday amid increased foreign capital inflows.

Firm Asian cues tracking record closing in the US after strong employment numbers released on Friday bolstered sentiment.

The benchmark BSE Sensex reclaimed the 28K-level, though ending the week marginally up by 26.49 points to 28,078.35, while broader Nifty gained 44.65 to finish at 8,683.15. The week saw a dawn of new era as far as Indian stock market is concerned as the much awaited GST bill passage has been approved by the Parliament in the midst of equities vaguely following rest all other market determinants including a four months high in manufacturing (PMI)s, fastest growth in core Infrastructure, sustained FII inflows and good monsoons.

Market benchmark Sensex rallied over 31 points to 27,945.40 and its counterpart NSE Nifty regained the 8,600-mark in early session on Friday on a fresh spell of buying in select blue-chips by investors amid sustained foreign fund inflows.

Besides, a firming trend in rest of Asia after the Bank of England announced a interest rate cut and fresh stimulus package to counter the fallout from Britain's vote to quit the European Union also lifted sentiment here, brokers said.

MUMBAI: In a highly volatile trading session, the BSE Sensex dipped over 60 points after surging by more than 224 points in early morning trade with markets showing signs of uncertainly after the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the historic GST bill.

Selling was seen in consumer durables, oil&gas, banking, FMCG, teck and IT sector stocks, dragged the down key indices.

Key benchmark indices weakened once again and hit fresh intraday low in mid-morning trade. At 11:20 IST, the barometer index, the S&P BSE Sensex was down 238.30 points or 0.85% at 27,743.41. The losses for the Nifty 50 index were lower in percentage terms than those for the Sensex.

The Nifty was currently down 63.20 points or 0.73% at 8,559.70. The Sensex hit lowest level in almost two-weeks. The Nifty hit lowest level in more than one-week. Weakness in Asian stocks weighed on sentiment.

The BSE Sensex recovered by almost 67 points in early trade on fresh buying by investors and foreign funds buoyed by a pick up in infrastructure sector in June coupled with rising hopes of GST Bill passage this week.

The 30-share index rose 66.94 points or 0.23% to 28,070.06 with all the sectoral indices led by FMCG, capital goods, auto, healthcare and banking, advancing by up to 1.11%. The gauge had lost 205.48 points in the previous two sessions.

Mumbai: Indian stocks dropped, paring a monthly advance, amid concern that the recent rally may have outpaced the outlook for earnings growth and as most Asian equities decreased after the Bank of Japan’s policy decision.

ICICI Bank Ltd. had the steepest fall in more than a month before its earnings, the worst performance on the S&P BSE Sensex. Bharti Airtel Ltd. decreased the most in two weeks. Larsen & Toubro Ltd., the nation’s engineering firm, retreated for a second day before its June-quarter results.

Benchmark share indices shrugged off weak global cues to end higher followig the expiry of July F&O derivative contracts after the recent developments in the parliament rekindled hopes of the GST Bill getting passed in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament.

The domestic equity markets staged a strong comeback after Tuesday's losses in early trade as the BSE Sensex recovered by about 144 points in early trade, following widespread buying amid rising hopes over passage of the GST bill in Parliament.

Moreover, sustained foreign fund inflows and a mixed trend at other Asian markets on caution ahead of the US Federal Reserve's policy decision later in the day, influenced market sentiment.

MUMBAI: Market benchmark Sensex broke below the 28,000-mark on Tuesday after sliding 119 points as investors booked profits in recent winners amid caution ahead of key meetings of central banks in the US and Japan.

The broader NSE Nifty also failed to maintain the key 8,600-level.

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