The 30-share benchmark tanked almost 700 points to a low of 59656.26, but some buying towards the last one hour saw the index recovering to settle at 59919.69...

The 30-share Sensex oscillated more than 809 points with sentiment buoyed by service sector growth at its highest in more than a decade in October...

Coming on the monthly F&O expiry day, the 30-share gauge crashed 1158.63 points, or 1.89 per cent, to close at 59984.70...

After scaling the 62000-mark for the first time, the 30-share BSE Sensex succumbed to selling pressure in fag-end trade to close 49.54 points or 0.08% lower at 61716.05...

While the 30-share Sensex touched a lifetime intra-day high of 61963.07, it later ended at a new closing peak of 61765.59 – a gain of 459.64 points, or 0.75%...

However, in the forex and bond markets, inflation concerns saw the rupee grinding to a 15-month low and bond yields rising to their highest level in 18 months...

The 30-share BSE Sensex advanced 166.96 points or 0.29 per cent to its new closing record of 58296.91...

The shares of Bajaj Finserv jumped 7.91 per cent on the Bombay Stock Exchange following the announcement...

Snapping its four-session record-setting spree, the 30-share benchmark closed 162.78 points, or 0.29 per cent, lower at 55629.49...

The oath-taking by 43 ministers, accompanied by the surprise resignation of a dozen ministers, came on a day both the Sensex and Nifty ended at lifetime highs...