In the Nifty50 index, 23 stocks closed in the green, while 27 stocks ended in the red.

In the Nifty pack, 23 stocks closed in the green, while 27 stocks ended in the red.

In the Nifty 50 index, 16 stocks were trading in the green, while 33 stocks were trading in the red.

In the Nifty pack, 14 stocks were trading in the green, while 36 stocks were trading in the red.

Chandan Taparia, Technical & Derivative Analyst at MOFSL said, "Now Nifty has to hold above 15,000 level to extend its move towards 15,250 ...

Sensex and Nifty extended their weekly loss into the second week, falling 1.97% and 2.18%, respectively.

Dilip Buildcon and Avadh Sugar & Energy were among the 176 stocks that hit upper circuits on BSE.

Experts put it down to a pre-election rally, given strong FPI inflows amid a stronger rupee.

MACD showed bullish crossovers on 115 counters on the BSE.

Bank and financial stocks contributed most to the rally in Sensex.

There was sustained buying across sectors, barring IT stocks, despite mixed global cues.

Profit-booking at higher levels kept the equity benchmarks choppy throughout the day.

The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices extended gains into the third consecutive session.

The total m-cap of the BSE listed firms soared to around Rs 159 lakh crore as on August 28.

The NSE Nifty index was trading 47.10 points up at 11,055.15 amid buying by domestic institutional investors.

Here is a list of top stocks that are likely to be in focus in today's trading session

The market rally was driven by strong buying on the oil & gas, banking, PSU and realty counters and strength in the rupee.