Indian stock indices managed to keep the morning session gains intact till the session ended on Friday. Sensex closed at 78,699.07 points, up 226.59 points or 0.29 per cent, while Nifty closed at 23,813.40 points, up 63.20 points or 0.27 per cent.
Stock indices in India slumped for the third straight session on Wednesday, with investors closely waiting for the Federal Reserve monetary policy decision slated to be announced later today.
The BSE Sensex declined by 110.20 points to 80,574.26, while the NSE Nifty dipped 23.70 points to 24,312.30. Among Nifty companies, 19 advanced, while 30 recorded declines.
Bearishness in the Indian stock markets seemed to be over, with the indices trading in the green for three out of four sessions. Yesterday, they were steady.
Indian stock indices closed largely steady on Tuesday, snapping the uptrend they witnessed for the past two sessions.
The recent jump, barring today, helped indices recover some of the recent losses. Indices gained nearly 4 per cent over the past couple of sessions.
Sensex closed at 80,004
Keeping the early gains intact, stock indices in India closed with handsome gains on Monday. In the process, it made a good start to the new week and helped regain some of the recent losses.
With the much-closely-watched US elections over, the Indian stock market's focus will return to domestic factors next week, such as foreign fund flows and the final phase of the Q2 earnings season.
The Sensex dropped 377.73 points to 79,164.55 at opening, while the Nifty declined by 121.30 points to 24,078.05. With only eight companies advancing and forty-two in decline within the Nifty 50, the market reflected broad-based pressure, as sectors across the board saw a pullback.