Stock market LIVE: Sectorally, Nifty Auto index was the top performer now, up 1.5 per cent, followed by Nifty Private Bank, and IT indices. PSU index was the sole loser, down 0.8 per cent.
The 30-pack index was lifted by Tata Steel (up 3 per cent), RIL (up 2 per cent), Bajaj twins, and Asian Paints
FIIs' favorite names and heavyweights like HDFC twins, ICICI Bank, Infosys, Kotak Bank, and Reliance Industries saw sharp cuts
Retail investors have gained significant heft in the past year amid a sustained uptick in Indian equities
Benchmark indices fell for the second day on Friday, but ended the week with 2.5-per cent gain
Among the Sensex pack, SBI was the biggest loser as it dropped over 2 per cent. M&M, NTPC, Kotak Bank, Bajaj Finserv, HDFC, Power Grid, and RIL were the other losers, all down between 1-1.8 per cent
Among sectors, all the key indices ended in the red, led by the Nifty IT index (down 2 per cent) and the Nifty Realty index (down 1.7 per cent). Nifty Auto index was the only gainer, up 0.4 per cent.
Financial stocks were the show-stoppers today as six of the top 10 Sensex contributors were either banks or NBFCs
Sectorally, the Nifty PSU Bank index ended in the red, down 0.6 per cent, as the Budget document remained silent on PSB privatisation
Favourable global cues, too, help benchmarks gain 1.4%; overseas investors remain sellers
Large part of today's rally in the headline indices was led by IT stocks such Tech M, Wipro, Infosys and HCL Tech; financials such as Bajaj twins and SBI, and index heavyweights RIL
According to fund managers, flexi-cap and large-cap schemes may weather the current storm better
The benchmark index on Friday closed at 17,102
The Sensex gained as much as 807 points, or 1.4 per cent, in intra-day trade only to give up all the gains to end at 57,200, with a loss of 77 points
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For the week, the Sensex and the Nifty indices are down 3% each
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Sectorally, the Nifty PSU Bank index jumped a massive 5 per cent on the NSE, while the Nifty Bank and Private Bank indices added about a per cent each
Investors should stick to flexi-cap, balanced advantage funds instead
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