After scaling an all-time intra-day peak of 44,953.01, the 30-share BSE Sensex pared some gains to end 14.61 points or 0.03 per cent higher at 44,632.65
At current levels, markets are fair-valued, not overpriced, says Amit Khurana, head of equities at Dolat Capital
However, Maruti, ONGC, IndusInd Bank, Tech Mahindra and Infosys dipped up to 0.87 per cent
Brokerage believes the economic growth cycle is not fully priced in; equity market may have more legs before it tops out
The high-beta banking and realty stocks were among major gainers.
Extend gains for seventh straight session; Sensex rises 326.82 points
The Sensex rose 601 points, or 1.54 per cent, to end at 39,574 on Tuesday - the highest since February 27; Nifty 50 index rose 159 points, or 1.4 per cent, to end at 11,662
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) soared over 7 per cent after the IT services company announced that it would consider a share buyback proposal later this week
India has one of the largest local currency government bond markets among emerging-market economies with over $800 billion in debt stock
The data collection process is being carried out by CRISIL
Hopes of improvement in asset quality, better credit growth and lower valuations are supporting factors
The pharma sector, once considered a safe bet, has been trailing the benchmark indices for four years in a row
Shares of Yes Bank came under intense selling pressure on Friday and plunged nearly 85 per cent during the day after the lender was placed under a 30-day moratorium
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold shares worth Rs 3,337 crore, while domestic institutional investors (DII) tried to offset some selling by pumping in Rs 2,786 crore into stocks
Gains in index heavyweights such as Reliance Industries and HDFC helped domestic indices post their biggest jump in two weeks
The Sensex fell as much as 445 points before closing at 40,895 - a decline of 161 points or 0.4 per cent
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Investors wary of taking long-term positions to avoid large losses
Median P/E multiple of top 100 companies by market value is nearly 30 times their trailing 12-month earnings
Of the 19 sectoral indices of the BSE, 16 ended with losses, with metal and realty indices declining the most