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.

It's clearly an early Diwali for key indices as firecrackers bursted on Dalal street when the benchmark BSE Sensex and the broader Nifty climbed to new life-time highs of 32,687.32 and 10,242.45 points, respectively, in opening session on the back of gains in banking, FMCG, auto and oil and gas stocks on Monday.

Uninterrupted buying by domestic institutional investors (DIIs) bolstered the trading sentiment, traders said. The rally came on the back of widespread gains led by metal, auto, FMCG, banking and oil & gas stocks.

The benchmark Sensex went up 113 points and the NSE Nifty seized control of 10,000 level today as domestic investors raised the bar ahead of key industrial output numbers to be released later in the day. Another record close on Wall Street after the release of the US Fed minutes fuelled the uptrend.

The 30-share Sensex was higher by 112.53 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 31,946.52. Healthcare, realty, IT, capital goods, oil and gas and auto stocks were in the pink of health, rising by up to 0.86 per cent. The gauge had lost 90 points yesterday.

Rupee: The benchmark Sensex went up 113 points and the NSE Nifty seized control of 10,000 level today as domestic investors raised the bar ahead of key industrial output numbers to be released later in the day. Another record close on Wall Street after the release of the US Fed minutes fuelled the uptrend. The 30-share Sensex was higher by 112.53 points, or 0.35 per cent, at 31,946.52. Healthcare, realty, IT, capital goods, oil and gas and auto stocks were in the pink of health, rising by up to 0.86 per cent. The gauge had lost 90 points yesterday.

Indian equity benchmark Sensex opened at 31,975, and soon rose to cross 32,000-mark on Wednesday morning, tracking positive domestic cues such as the GST revamp and positive earnings expectations. Nifty also opened above the 5 digit figure of 10,000 points.

Rise in the Sensex was mainly boosted by Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries and M&M which surged by more than 1% each.

Key indices on Tuesday opened in green. In opening trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex was up 82.94 points at 31,929.83 and the 50-share NSE Nifty gained 23.75 points at 10,012.50.

At 10:54 AM, Sensx was in green with 93.82 points, up by 0.29% to reach at 31,940.71. Nifty on the other hand had reclaimed it 10,000 mark and was trading with 23.95 points at 10,017.25.

The key equity indices Sensex and Nifty opened marginally higher on Monday and extended the gains following the recent ease in tax slabs under the GST regime on Friday. The government lowered taxes on as many as 27 goods and services in the third GST Council meeting after implementation of Goods and Services. The benchmark Sensex jumped 98 points to breach 31,900-level at 31,912 points while the broader Nifty advanced 26 points to cross the 10,000-mark at 10,006.45 points. BSE Sensex gained 48 points to open at 31,862.2 points and NSE Nifty added 16 points to start at 9,996.3 points.

Mumbai, Oct 07 () Stocks: Stocks finished higher for the week, snapping its previous two consecutive losses, the benchmark Sensex rallied 530.50 to close 31,814.22, while the broader Nifty regained the crucial 9,900-level to finish at 9,979.70 as all indices regained the lost sparkle.

The holiday-shortened week saw the market winning on positive vibes kindled by RBI policy outcome, positive macroeconomic datas release and firmness in global stocks.

Sensex surged over 130 points in the opening session on Friday, as oil and banking shares took the middle stage.

The broader NSE Nifty also reclaimed the 9,900-mark. Expectations built up that today's meeting of the GST Council may provide some relief to exporters and SMEs in terms of faster refunds and compliance.

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