Sensex under pressure as Yellen signals rate hike; banking stock slip.

The Sensex closed higher by 170 points at 26,128 and the Nifty rose 59 points to end at 7,943.

Asian shares dragged their feet on Tuesday.

Sensex in green, midcaps, smallcaps fail to show up; bluechips rule.

Sensex opened at 25,817 levels, 47 points down.

The BSE IT sector, however, failed to snap a three-day losing streak and closed around 0.14 per cent lower.

Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.

Markets ended in red; index heavyweight under pressure.

Markets climb higher tracking global cues.

Investors will maintain a cautious stance.

Weak GDP data and unfaouvrable global data has pulled down Sensex, Nifty.

Asian shares have begun the week on a plaintive note.

Nifty, which has struggled around 8550-8560 levels managed to blast past this resistance and close above the psychological mark of 8600.

n the broader market, BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices are trading higher by 0.3% each.

the Sensex lost 23 points to close at 28,185 levels and the Nifty shed 7 points to end at 8,515 mark.

The breadth was neutral with 1,329 advances and 1,320 declines.

Sesnsex ended the day flat on heavy selling pressure.

Sensex has shed over 150 points in afternoon trade.

The Sensex ended at at 27,676, lower by 210 points and the Nifty broke the psychological level of 8,400 to end at 83877 down 70 points.