Market Pulse - 19 Nov, 2013

Market Pulse - 19 Nov, 2013

Markets ended almost flat tracking weak Asian and European markets amid range bound volatile trading session. The S&P BSE Sensex gained by 40.08% or 0.19% to 20,890.82. It had touched a high of 20,934.40 and a low of 20,828.69. The CNX Nifty rose by marginal 14.35 points or 0.23% to 6,203.35. It touched a high of 6,212.40 and a low of 6,180.20 in the intraday.

Among the sectoral indices Realty and Capital Goods rose by 1.51% and 1.28% followed by Bankex, IT, Auto, PSU, Metal and Oil & Gas indices geining between 0.50-0.10% each, whereas Consumer Durables and FMCG indcies slipped by 0.69% and 0.45%, Healthcare and Power declined by 0.24% and 0.18%. In the borader markets Mid-cap index gained by 0.46% and Small-cap index gained by 0.32% respectively.

Among the index gainers were JIndal Steel and Hindalco Inds surging by 4.37% and 4.25%, Maruti Suzuki and SBI also gaining by 3.28% and 3.18%. Bharti Airtel, L&T, Gail (India), Infosys and BHEL advancing between 2-1%. ICICI Bank, HDFC and Reliance Industres were some of the other gainers.

Among the index losers Sesa sterlite, HDFC Bank, Coal India and Bajaj Auto declined between 2-1% while TCS, Wipro, Tata Steel and ITC fell between 0.80-0.70% each. Other index losers were, Sun Pharma, ONGC, Cipla, Hindustan Unilever and NTPC

The overall market breadth ended positive with 1,296 shares advancing as compared to 1,205 shares declining while 157 shares remained unchanged.

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