Market Pulse - 30 Oct, 2013

Market Pulse - 30 Oct, 2013

Markets after opening flat and trading in the range-bound till the early noon session, benchmark indices surged higher and closed at record high levels amid buying interest in index heavy-weights.

The S&P BSE Senses gained by 104.96 points or 0.50% to 21,033.97. It moved in the range of 21,086.59 to 20,937.12 in the day. The CNX Nifty also advanced by 30.80 points or 0.50% to 6,251.70. It touched a high of 6,269.20 and a low of 6,222.60 in the intra-day.

Among the sectoral indices, Auto and PSU were the only sectoral index which declined closing almost flat by 0.05% and 0.03% weheras all other sectoral indices closed positively. Healthcare and FMCG index closed up by 1.19% and 1.12%, Power, Realty, Consumer Durables managed to close between 1-0.5%. Other indices which closed positive were IT, Capital Goods, Bankex, Metal and Oil & Gas. From the broader markets Mid-cap index closed up by 0.25% while Small-cap index advanced up by 0.64% respectively.

Among index gainers, Bharti Airtel spurted up by 5.23%, Dr Reddys Lab surged up by 3.87%, Hindalco Inds, ICICI Bank, Bajaja Auto and BHEL also surged up between 3-2% followed by ITC, Hindustan Unilever and HDFC gaining between 2-1% each. TCS, NTPC, Hero MotoCorp, Cipla, Coal India, Sun Pharma, Tata Steel and Relince were among other gainers.

Among index losers, Wipro dropped by 2.17%, Sesa Sterlite fell by 1.29%. HDFC Bank, SBI, L&T, Tata Power, ONGC, Tata Motors and Jindal Steel declined between 1-0.5% each. Mahindra & Mahindra, Infosys and Maruti Suzuki were other stocks closing weak.

The overall breadth ended positive with 1,275 shares advanced, 1,157 shares declined and 177 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 29 Oct, 2013

Market Pulse - 29 Oct, 2013

Markets today closed higher, after opening weak in the morning, post RBI's (Reserve Bank of India) monetary policy for the second quarter led by Bankex sector shares. RBI in its monetary policy today announced a hike of 25 basis points in Repo Rate. The S&P BSE Sensex surged up by 358.73 points or 1.74% to 20,929.01. It had touched a high of 20,952.55 and a low of 20,493.66. The CNX Nifty also surging up by 119.80 points or 1.96% to close at 6,220.90. It touched a high of 6,228.05 and a low of 6,079.20 in the intra trading session today.

All the sectoral indices today closed positively with Bankex index surging the most by 4.35% followed by indices like Realty, Auto and Metal all rising between 3-2%. PSU, Power, Consumer Durables, Healthcare, Capital Goods and Oil & Gas were some of the other sectoral indices gaining today. Broder markets ended mixed with Mid-cap index surged by 1.45%, in line with the benchmark index, while Small-cap index gained by 0.52% only.

Among the index gainers, Maruti Suzuki spurted up by 8.19%, followed by ICICI Bank and Tata Steel both surging by 6% and 4.24%. Mahindra & Mahindra, SBI and Hero MotoCorp also rose between 4-3% each. Hindalco, HDFC Bank, Sesa Sterlite, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Power, HDFC, Sun Pharma, Coal India, Dr Reddys Lab, Cipla, ONGC, L≈T, NTPC, Tata Motors and Bajaj Auto were some of the other index gainers.

BHEL was the only index looser which closed marginally down by 0.07%.

Market breadth ended positive with 1,292 shares advanced as compared to 1,094 shares declined, while 171 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 28 Oct, 2013

Markets after a firm positive start could not sustain on the gains and closed lower, amid cautious approach by the investors ahead of RBI policy meet tomorrow, led by FMCG and Bankex sectoral shares. The S&P BSE Sensex dropped by 113.24 points or 0.55% at 20,570.28. It touched a high of 20,771.36 and a low of 20,550.64. The CNX Nifty also declined by 43.80 points or 0.71%. It touched a high of 6,168.75 and a low of 6,094.10 in the intra-day today.

Among the sectoral indices, Consumer Durables, Capital Goods and Oil & Gas were the sectoral indices closing positive between 1.3-0.30%. Whereas on the losing side FMCG and Realty indices took the lead by declining 2.56% and 2.10% followed by Metal, Bankex and Power indices dropping between 2-1% each. Healthcare, PSU, IT and Auto were other indices closing weak. Even in the broader markets, Mid-cap index fell by 0.76% and Small-cap trending the same declined by 0.49%.

Among the index gainers, L&T surged up by 1.89% followed by HDFC and ONGC gaining by 1.35% and 1.02% each. Reliance Industries, Wipro, Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki and Gail (India) were other index gainers.

Among the index losers, ITC and Sesa Sterlite dropped by 3.63% and 3.26%, Tata Steel and SBI also declined by 2.94% and 2.41% each. Hindalco Inds, Hero MotoCorp, Bharti Airtel, Sun Pharma and Tata Power fell between 2-1%. Other index losers include Cipla, Coal India, Hindustan Unilever, HDFC Bank, NTPC, ICICI Bank, Infosys and TCS. Mahindra & Mahindra closed almost flat negative by 0.01%.

The overall market breadth was firm negative with 1,408 shares declining as compared to 1,004 shares advancing while 161 shares remained unchanged.

Market Pulse - 24 Oct 2013

Market Pulse - 24 Oct 2013

Markets after opening firm positive in the morning session and hitting 3-year high declined sharply to close weak as profit booking was seen in index heavy-weight and IT sector shares. The S&P BSE Sensex ended down by 42.45 points or 0.20% at 20,725.45. It touched a high of 21,039.42 and a low of 20,656.70. The CNX Nifty also marginally declined by 14 points or 0.23% at 6,164.35. It touched a high of 6,252.45 and a low of 6,142.95 in the intra-day today.

Among the sectoral indices Capital Goods index was leading the gainers list up by 1.15% followed by indices were Auto, Consumer Durables, Bankex and FMCG. On the losing side IT index dropped by 1.77%, Power and Realty index also declining by 1.14% and 1.12% each. Other indices which closed weak were, Metal, PSU, Healthcare and Oil & Gas. The broader markets closed mix with Mid-cap index closing almost flat positive up by 0.16% while Small-cap index closing almost flat down by 0.05%.

Among the index gainers Mahindra & Mahindra surged up by 2.40%, L&T, Gail (India), HDFC Bank and Tata Motors gained between 2-1%. Bharti Airtel, ONGC, ITC and HDFC were other notable gainers.

Among the index losers Wipro dropped by 4.25%, Coal India slipped by 3.25%, TCS also fell by 2.52%. Jindal Steel, BHEL, NTPC, Reliance Industries and Hindalco Industries declined between 2-1%. Other some of the losers were Tata Steel, Tata Power, Hindustan Unilever, Bajaj Auto, Cipla, Maruti Suzuki and Infosys.

Overall market breadth was weak with 1,292 shares declining as compared to 1,197 shares advancing while 184 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 23 Oct, 2013

Market Pulse - 23 Oct, 2013

Markets ended weak as profit booking was seen in the index heavy-weights like Reliance Industries and Tata Motors. Also weakness was seen in IT sectoral shares as investors opted to book brofit after recent gains as it continues to exhibit weakness in the Q2. The S&P BSE Sensex ended down by 97.09 points or 0.47% at 20,767.88. It moved in the range of 20,922.32 and 20,589.72. The CNX Nifty closed down by 24.45 points or 0.39% at 6,178.35. It touched a high of 6,217.95 and a low of 6,116.60 in todays session.

Among the sectoral indices Capital Goods, Bankex, Consumer Durables and FMCG were on the gainers list rising between 0.60-0.10%. While, on the losing side Realty and Power index were down by 1.28% and 1.46%. IT, Oil & Gas, Healthcare, Auto, Metal and PSU were other sectoral indices closing weak. In the broader markets, Mid-cap index closed almost flat negative down by 0.03% while Small-cap index closed marginally lower by 0.26%.

Among the index gainers were, Gail (India) surged up by 3.89%, Cipal and SBI also gained up by 2.74% and 2.35%. L&T, ICICI Bank and Maruti Suzuki advanced between 2-1%. Hindustan Unilever, Hero MotoCorp and Sesa Sterlite were other gainers.

Among the index losers were, Wipro dropped by 4.41%, Sun Pharma and NTPC declined by 2.39% and 2.02%. Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank, Tata Steel, ONGC, Tata Motors, Coal India, Dr Reddeys Lab, TCS, Bharti AIrtel and Mahindra & Mahindra fell between 2-1% respectively. Relaince Industries, Hindalco Inds, Infosys and HDFC were some of the other losers on the declining side.

The overall market breadth ended weak with 1,230 shares declining as compared to 1,184 shares advancing while 179 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 22 Oct, 2013

Market Pulse - 22 Oct, 2013

Markets closed marginally weak as it saw consolidation for straight second day amid volatile trading session. The S&P BSE Sensex ended marginally down by 28.92 points or 0.14% at 20,864.97. It touched a high of 20,948.91 and a low of 20,810.25 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty closed almost flat negative down by 2.15 points or 0.03% at 6,202.80. It touched a high of 6220.10 and a low of 6181.80 in the today's trading session.

Among the sectoral indices, Power and Capital Goods indices closed up gaining by 1.74% and 1.10%. Other notable sectoral gainers indices were, PSU, IT, Bankex, Healthcare and Metal. Whereas Consumer Durables, Auto, Oil & Gas, Realty and FMCG were the sectoral indices on the declinig side. However broader markets out-smart the benchmark index and closed positively. Mid-cap index closed up by 0.70% and Small-cap index gained up by 1.04% respectively.

Among the index gainers Tata Power and Sun Pharma rose up by 2.63% and 2.10% followed by shares like Coal India, Gail (India), Wipro, Tata Steel and L&T gaining betweeen 2-1%. TCS, NTPC, ONGC and SBI were some of the other notable gainers.

Among the index loosers were Hindalco Inds, Hero MotoCorp, HDFC, Mahindra & Mahindra and Reliance Industries declining between 2-1% each. Other notable loosers were Cipla, ITC, Bajaj Auto, Dr Reddys Lab, Sesa Sterlite, Maruti, HDFC Bank, BHEL, Bharti Airtel and Infosys.

However, overall market breadth ended firm positive with 1,492 shares declining as compared to 1,042 shares declining while 139 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 21 Oct, 2013

Markets closed almost flat in a volatile trading session. The S& BSE Sensex closed tad up by 11 points or 0.05% at 20,893.89. It touched a high of 20,970.92 and a low of 29,768.99 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty ended marginally up by 15.60 points or 0.25% to 6,204.95. It touched a high of 6,218.95 and a low of 6,163.30 in the intra-day.

Among the sectoral indices, Capital Goods index surged up by 4.19% followed by sectoral indices like Realty, Metal and Power gaining between 3-1%. PSU, Auto, Oil & Gas, Bankex, Consumer Durables and Healthcare were other notable gainers on the list. FMCG and IT were the only sectoral indices declining by 1.22% and 0.53% respectively. From the broader markets, Mid-cap index gained up by 0.86% ans Small-cap index surged up by 1.27% respectively.

Among the index gainers, L&T spurted up by 6.05%, Maruti Suzuki and Hindalco Inds rose up by 3.20% and 3.10% each. Tata Steel, Sesa Sterlite, NTPC and Mahindra & Mahindra gained between 3-1%. Among other notable gainers include Reliance Industries, Coal India, Infosys, ONGC, SBI, Hindustan Unilever and Tata Motors.

Among the index losers, Jindal Steel dropped by 3.66% followed by ITC, TCS, BHEL and Bharti Airtel slipped between 3-1%. HDFC Bank, Dr Reddys Lab, Bajaj Auto, Sun Pharma and Wipro were among other losers on the list.

The overall market breadth ended firm positive with 1,440 shares advancing as compared to 993 shares declining while 161 shares remained unchanged.

Market Pulse - 18 Oct, 2013

Markets after opening positive in the morning continued its gaining momentum through-out the sessions and closed higher led by Banking sector shares and boosting the sentiment was robust China GDP numbers and continued deferring of QE-3 in the US, which will ensure the liquidity flow towards emerging markets such as India. The S&P BSE Sensex jumped up by 467.38 points or 2.29% to 20,882.89. It touched a high of 20,932.23 and a low of 20,486.78 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty also rose up by 143.50 points or 2.37% to 6,189.35. It touched a high of 6,201.45 and a low of 6,070.90 in the intra-day trading today.

In the sectoral indices all the indices closed on a positive note with Bankex, Metal and Capital Gooda indices leading the list rising between 4-3%. Following the trend Realty, Oil & Gas, FMCG, Power, PSU, IT, Auto and Healthcare gaining up between 3-1% while Consumer Durables closed marginally up by 0.46%. From the broader markets both the indices Mid-cap and Small-cap ended positively up by 0.99% and 0.66% but were under-performed by the benchmark index.

Among the index gainers, Sesa Sterlite spurted up by 6.05% followed by Tata Steel surging up by 5.92%. ICICI Bank and L&T rising up by 4.44% and 4.19%, HDFC Bank, HDFC, Hindalco Inds, Reliance Industries, Maruti Suzuki, SBI, ITC, Wipro, Bharti Airtel and Dr Reddys Lab gaining between 4-2%. Other major notable gainers include Sun Pharma, Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC, Tata Motors, Infosys, Tata Power and BHEL.

Among the index losers was only Bajaj Auto which declined by 0.56%.

Overall market breadth today ended firm positive with 1,406 shares advancing as compared to 1,075 shares declining whereas 171 shares remained unchanged.

Market Pulse - 17 Oct, 2013

Markets closed lower, after a range-bound movement in the early morning session, amid a volatile trading session mostly dragged down by IT index shares like TCS, Wipro and Infosys on profit booking by the investors. The S&P BSE Sensex closed down by 132.11 points or 0.64% at 20,415.51. It touched a high of 20,629.80 and a low of 20,375.42. The CNX Nifty also declined by 43.20 points or 0.71% to 6,045.85. It touched a high of 6,110.75 and a low of 6,032.55 in the intra-day trading session.

Among the sectoral indices, Consumer Durables, Oil & Gas and FMCG gained between 2-1%. PSU index ended marginally up by 0.10%. Whereas IT index dropped by 3.59% followed by Capital Goods index declining by 2.30%. Auto index was also down by 1.20%. Realty, Healthcare, Power, Bankex and Metal were other sectoral indices declining. In the broader markets, Mid-cap and Small-cap index both closed marginally positive with 0.13% and 0.12% respectively.

Among the index gainers, Bharti Airtel and ONGC surged up by 2.85% and 2.24%, Bajaj Auto, ITC, Reliance Industries and Hero MotoCorp advanced between 2-1%. Other notable gainers were Jindal Steel, Hindustan Unilever, HDFC Bank, BHEL and Coal India.

Among the index losers, TCS dropped by 4.98% and Tata Motors slipped by 4.03%. L&T, Wipro, Infosys, Cipla and NTPC also declined between 4-1% respectively. Other major notable losers were HDFC, ICICI Bank, Hindalco Inds, Tata Power, Maruti Suzuki and Sesa Sterlite.

The overall market breadth was tad negative with 1,240 shares declining as compared to 1,222 shares advancing while 146 shares remained unchanged.

Market Pulse - 15 Oct, 2013

Markets closed lower on a negative note as selling was seen in the financial shares as rate cut hope faded on higher-than-expected inflation data. The S& BSE Sensex closed down by 59.92 points or 0.29% at 20,547.62. It touched a high of 20,547.62 and a low of 20,446.73 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty slipped by 23.65 points or 0.39% to 6,089.05. It touched a high of 6,156.30 and a low of 6,056.55 in th e intra-day trading session today.

Among the sectoral indices, Bankex slipped by 2.59% followed by Realty and Consumer Durables declining by 1.60% and 1.20%. PSU, Capital Goods, Power, Auto, Healthcare and Oil & Gas were other sectoral indices on the declining side while Metal index gained by 0.91%, IT index up by 0.61% and FMCG index marginally gaining by 0.17%. In the broader markets, Mid-cap index dropped by 1.30% and Small-cap index also declined by 0.95% respectively.

Among the index gainers were, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, Wipro and Hindalco Inds gaining between 3-1%. Hindustan Unilever, Sesa Sterlite, BHEL, Infosys, NTPC, Cipla, Mahindra & Mahindra, TCS and ITC were among the other notable gainers.

Among the index losers were, Hero MotoCorp, HDFC Bank, SBI, Tata Power, ICICI Bank and Gail (India) declined between 3-1%. L&T, Bajaj Auto, Sun Pharma, Coal India, Dr Reddys Lab, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, Reliance Industries, HDFC, Jindal Steel and ONGC were among the other notable losers.

The overall market breadth was firm negative with 1,467 shares declining as compared to 958 shares advancing while 137 shares remained unchanged.

Market Pulse - 14 Oct, 2013

Markets closed marginally higher in a volatile trading session led by IT sectoral shares amid weak Rupee. The S&P BSE Sensex advanced up by 78.95 points or 0.38% to 20,607.54. It moved in the range of 20,645.94 and 20,497.88 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty closed marginally higher up by 16.50 points or 0.27% at 6,112.70. It touched a high of 6,124.10 and a low of 6,082.90 in the intra-day trading session today.

Among the sectoral indices, IT index surged up by 2.32%. Bankex and Auto indices also gained up by 0.55% and 0.45%. Oil & Gas, PSU and Power which closed almost flat were other notable sectoral index gainers. Metal index and FMCG index slipped by 0.64% and 0.57% each. Capital Goods, Healthcare, Realty and Consumer Durables were other notable sectoral indices closing weak. In the broader markets, both the indices Mid-cap and Small-cap gaining up by 0.62% and 0.51% respectively.

Among the index gainer's, TCS spurted up by 4.27% followed by Wipro surging up by 2.58%. Infosys, Tata Motors, HDFC Bank and Hero MotoCorp also advanced up between 2-1%. Dr Reddys Lab, Coal India, Reliance Industries and SBI were some of the other gainer's on the list.

Among the index loser's, Hindalco Inds dropped by 3.15%. Tata Steel, Cipla, Gail (India), BHEL, Maruti Suzuki and Tata Power followed the trend slipping between 2-1% respectively. Hindustan Unilever, Mahindra & Mahindra, HDFC, ITC, L&T, Bharti Airtel and Jindal Steel were other notable loser's.

Overall market breadth was positive. Of 1,575 shares traded 1,291 shares advanced as compared to 1,130 shares declined while 154 shares remained unchanged.

Market Pulse - 11 Oct, 2013

Markets closed firm positive today after strong Q2 results by Infosys amid firm global trend. The S&P BSE Sensex surged up by 255.68 points or 1.26% to 20,528.59. It touched a high of 20,559.69 and a low of 20,368.06 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty rose up by 75.25 points or 1.25% to 6,096.20. It touched a high of 6,107.60 and a low of 6,046.40 in the intra-day trading session today.

Among the sectoral indices, IT index and Bankex index spurted up by 3.12% and 3.09% followed by indices such as Capital Goods, Realty and Auto all gaining between 3-1%. Oil & Gas was other notable sectoral index gainer. Metal index dropped by 1.49 followed by Power and Healthcare index declining by 1.10% an 1.09% each. FMCG, Consumer Durables and PSU were other sectoral losers on the list. In the broader markets, Mid-cap and Small-cap index closed up by 0.33% and 0.47% respectively.

Among the index gainers, ICICI Bank leading the list by surging 5.01% followed by Infosys and L&T up by 4.79% and 4.26%. Tata Motors, Maruti Suzuki, HDFC Bank, TCS, Wipro, Hero MotoCOrp, Gail (India), SBI and Jindal Steel were also on the gaining list rising between 4-1% respectively. Other notable gainers include ONGC, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries and HDFC.

Among the index losers, Coal India dropped by 3.88%, Tata Power, NTPC, Hindalco Inds, Sun Pharma, Sesa Sterlite and ICT slipping between 3-1%. BHEL, and Tata Steel were other losers on the list.

The overall market breadth was positive with 1,335 shares advancing as compared to 1,131 shares declining.

 

 

TRADE STATISTICS FOR THE DAY (INR CRORES)
Segment	Today	Yesterday	% Change
NSE Cash	12,428	10,482	19%
NSE F&O	140,229	106,486	32%
Total	152,657	116,968	31%

 

Market Pulse - 10 Oct, 2013

Markets closed almost flat on a positive note on a range bound volatile trading session today ahead of Infosys Q2 earnings results. The S&P BSE Sensex closed up by 23.65 points or 0.12% at 20,272.91. It had touched a high of 20,323.77 and a low of 20,135.91 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty gained marginally up by 13.50 points or 0.22% at 6,020.95.

Among the sectoral indices, Auto index surged up by 1.94%, Metal and IT index gained up by 0.49% and 0.44%. Healthcare, PSU, Power, Realty, Capital Goods and Consumer Durables were other sectoral indices gaining while Bankex fell by 0.39% Oil & Gas declined marginally by 0.09% and FMCG ended almost flat negative by 0.01%. In the broader markets, Mid-cap index gained up by 0.59% while Small-cap index rose up by 0.70% respectively.

Among the index gainers were, Tata Motors spurted up by 5%, Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC, Tata Steel, Maruti Suzuki, Sesa Sterlite, SBI and Jindal Steel gained between 2-1% each. Wipro, HDFC, Infosys, Cipla, L&T and ONGC were among other gainers.

Among the index losers were, Hindalco Inds and Tata Power dropped by 2.21% each. Hindustan Unilever, HDFC Bank and Gail (India) slipped between 2-1%. Coal India, Sun Pharma, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, BHEL, Dr Reddys Lab and ITC were among the mojor losers.

The overall market breadth was firm positive with 1,427 shares advancing as compared with 1,013 shares declining.

Market Pulse - 9 Oct, 2013

Markets closed firm positive on back of buying interest in Realty and Bankex sector shares after country's trade deficit narrowed to a tow-and-half-year low in the month of September. The S&P BSE Sensex surged up by 2.65.65 points or 1.33% to 20,249.26. It touched a high of 20,277.74 and a low of 19,826.96. The CNX Nifty also rose up by 79.05 points or 1.33% to 6,007.45. It touched a high of 6,105.50 and a low of 5,877.10 in the intra-day today.

The deficit for the September month was at $6.76 billion, which is the lowest since March 2011, as compared to $10.9 billion of August.

Among the sectoral indices barring Consumer Durables index which declined by 0.36% all other indices ended positively with Realty index spurting up by 4.27%, Healthcare and Bankex surging up by 1.88% each. Capital Goods, Power, IT, Oil & Gas, also gaining between 1.9-1% each. PSU, Metal, Auto and FMCG were other notable gainers. In the broader market both the indices Mid-cap and Small-cap ended up by 0.84% and 0.54% respectively.

Among the index gainers, Sun Pharma spurted up by 5.09%, Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank, Infosys, BHEL, Tata Steel, Tata Power, Reliance Industries, L&T, Hero MotoCorp, Jindal Steel, ONGC, HDFC, ICICI Bank and TCS also surged between 3-1%. Other notable gainers were, Tata Motors, NTPC, Bharti Airtel an dDr Reddys Lab.

Among the index losers, Wipro slipped by 1.19% and Sesa Sterlite fell by 1.05%. Mahindra & Mahindra, Cipla and Maruti Suzuki were other notable losers.

The overall market breadth was firm positive with 1,408 shares advancing as compared to 1,025 shares declining.

Market Pulse - 8 Oct, 2013

Markets opened firm positive in the morning but closed marginally higher amid a volatile trading session led by the gains in the rate-sensitive shares gains after RBI (Reserve Bank of India) announced the liquidity measures to boost lending. The S&P BSE Sensex ended up by 57.88 points or 0.29% at 19,952.98. It touched a high of 20,150.27 and a low of 19,936.72. The CNX Nifty closed up by 11.80 points or 0.20% at 5,917.95. It touched a high of 5,981.70 and a low of 5,913 in the intra-day session today.

Among the sectoral indices, Realty and Capital Goods index surged up by 1.57% and 1.35%, FMCG and Power index also gained by 0.78% and 0.76%. Bankex, Consumer Durables, Healthcare and Auto were also other prominent gainers while Metal index fell by 0.80%, IT index declined by 0.25% and PUS too was marginally down by 0.06%. In the broader markets Mid-cap index gained marginally by 0.19% while Small-cap index rose by 0.53%.

Among the index gainers, Tata Power, Bharti Airtel, L&T, ICICI Bank and ITC surged between 3-2%, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Jindal Steel, NTPC and ONGC rose between 2-1%. Other gainers include Tata Motors, Infosys, Dr Reddys Lab and Wipro.

Among the index losers, Hindalco Inds, SBI, Tata STeel, Coal India, Sesa Sterlite and Cipla dropped between 2-1%, BHEL and TCS declined by 0.99% each. HDFC, Hero MotoCorp, Gail (India), Bajaj Auto, Hindustan Unilever, Mahindra & Mahindra, Maruti Suzuki and HDFC Bank were other prominent losers.

The overall market breadth ended positive with 1,276 shares advancing as compared to 1,141 shares declining.

Market Pulse - 7 Oct, 2013

Markets after its initial loss in the morning session closed flat today, amid a volatile trading session, as gains in Metal sector and TCS helped offset the losses incurred by the index-heavy weight Reliance Industries and shares from the financial and banking sectors. The S&P BSE Sensex ended marginally down by 20.85 or 0.10% at 19,895.10. It touched a high of 19,921.38 and a low of 19,647.88 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty closed almost flat negative down by 1.15 points or 0.02%. It touched a high of 5,912 and a low of 5,852.85 in the intra-day session today.

Among the sectoral indices IT index closed up by 1.21%. Metal, Healthcare and Power were other indices on the gaining side while Bankex was the top on tyhe losing side slipping by 1.16% followed by indices like PSU, Capital Goods, Realty, Consumer Durables, Oil & Gas and Auto. In the broader markets, Mid-cap index and Small-cap index closed up by 0.45% and 0.47% respectively.

Among the index gainers, Tata Steel spurted up by 4.13% followed by Hindalco Industries surging by 3.22%. TCS, Jindal Steel, BHEL and Gail (India) also gained between 3-1%. Tata Power, Dr Reddys Lab, Sesa Sterlite, Sun Pharmaceuticals, ONGC, Mahindra & Mahindra were some of the other gainers on the list.

Among the index losers, Coal India dropped by 3.19%, Bharti Airtel, ICIC Bank, Maruti Suzuki, L&T, SBI, Relaince Industries and HDFC Bank fell between 2-1%. Wipro, NTPC, HDFC and ITC were some of the other losers on the list.

The overall market breadth ended positive with 1,280 shares advancing as compared to 1,089 shares declining.

Market Pulse - 4 Oct, 2013

Markets inched up marginally closing positively for the straight third day to end at a nearly two-week high. The S&P BSE Sensex closed up marginally by 13.88 points or 0.07% at 19,915.95. It had touched a high of 20,052 and a low of 19,833.17. The CNX Nifty slipped by 2.40 points or 0.04% at 5,907.30. It had touched a high of 5,950.45 and a low of 5,885.00 in the intra-day today.

Among the sectoral indices, Realty index gained by 1.65%. Auto and Metal indices advanced by 0.94% and 0.63%. Other notable sectoral indices were Oil & Gas, Consumer Durables, FMCG and PSU. Capital Goods and Power indices fell by 0.49% each followed by Bankex, IT and Healthcare. In the broader markets Mid-cap and Small-cap index gained by 0.27% and 0.49% respectively.

Among the index gainers, Coal India and Hindalco Industries surged up by 2.46% and 2.08%. Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel and Maruti Suzuki gained between 2-1% each. Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, HDFC Bank, ITC, Cipla, TCS, BHEL and Hero MotoCorp were ther gainers while Sun Pharmaceuticals ended almost flat up by 0.01%.

Among the index losers, Dr Reddys Lab slipped by 2.49%, Jindal Steel fell by 1.77%. L&am;T, NTPC, ICICI Bank, Infosys, ONGC, HDFC, SBI, Wipro, Tata Power, Hindustan Unilever, Gail (India) and Bajaj Auto were other losers in the list.

The partially convertible Rupee closed up by 32 paise at 61.43/44 as compared to its previous close of 61.73/74 per dollar.

The overall market breadth was positive with 1,203 shares advanced as compared to 1,155 shares declined.

Market Pulse - 3 Oct, 2013

Markets closed higher on a firm positive note on back of buying interest in Metal and Bankex sectors amid positive China data. The S&P BSE Sensex ended up by 384.94 points or 1.97% to 19,902.07. The CNX Nifty closed up by 129.65 points or 2.24% to end at 5,909.70.

Among the sectoral indices, barring FMCG index which closed lower by 0.88% all other sectoral indices closed higher with Metal and Bankex indices gaining the most up by 3.94% and 3.41%. Capital Goods, Oil & Gas, IT and Auto indices gained up between 3-2% each. Other notable gainers include Realty, PSU, Power, Consumer Durables and Healthcare. In the broader markets, Mid-cap index gained up by 1.38% while Small-cap index advanced up by 0.85%.

Among the index gainers Sesa Goa spurted up by 7.21% followed by Bajaj Auto rising up by 5.10%. Hindalco Industries, Tata Power, TCS, HDFC Bank, Tata Steel, Jindal Steel and L&T declined 5-3%. Other notable gainers include ICICI Bank, Wipro, Reliance Industries, Tata Motors, Gail (India), Maruti Suzuki, HDFC, Mahindra & Mahindra, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Coal India, ONGC, BHEL, Hero MotoCorp, SBI, Cipla, Dr Reddys Lab, Infosys and Bharti Airtel while NTPC ended flat.

Among the index losers were only ITC and Hindustan Unilever both declining by 1.30% and 1.61% each.

The partially convertible Rupee closed up by 74 paise at 61.73/74 per dollar as compared to its previous close of 62.46/47 against dollar.

The overall market breadth was firm positive with 1,472 shares advanced as compared to 943 shares declined.

Market Pulse - 1 Oct, 2013

Markets after initial losses rebounded sharply and closed higher, as lower-than-expected CAD numbers helped the investors sentiment. The S&P BSE Sensex closed up by 137.38 points or 0.71% at 19,517.15. The CNX Nifty also ended up by 44.70 points or 0.78% to 5,780.05.

Among the sectoral indices, Realty and Bankex indices gained by 2.69% and 2.67%.Capital Goods also advanced by 1.53%. Auto, Consumer Durables, Healthcare, IT and FMCG were other sectoral indices gaining while Oil & Gas and Power indices fell by 0.62% and 0.59%, Metal index declined by 0.30% and PSU dropped marginally by 0.18%. In the broader markets, MId-cap and Small-cap indices closed down by 0.57% and 0.47% respectively.

Among the index gainers HDFC Bank topped the list by rising 3.03% followed by BHEL, ICICI Bank, HDFC and Bajaj Auto gaining between 3-2% respectively. SBI, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Steel, L&T, Bharti Airtel and Dr Reddys Lab advancing between 2-1%. Other notable gainers include TCS, Tata Motors, ITC, Coal India and Mahindra & Mahindra.

Among the index losers Tata Power dropped by 3.82%. Sesa Goa, NTPC, ONGC, JIndal Steel, Hindustan Unilever and Hindalco Industries declining between 3-1% each. Wipro, Hero MotoCorp, Gail (India) and Tata Power were other notable losers on the list.

The partially convertible Rupee ended up by 14 paise at 62.46/47 as compared to its yesterday′s close of 62.60/61. It had moved in the range of 62.17 to 62.56 in the intra-day trading session today.

The overall market breadth was firm positive with 1,309 shares advancing as compared to 983 shares declining.