Market Pulse - 30 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 30 Dec, 2013

Markets after opening firm slipped in the early morning session and thereafter trading in a narrow range it closed lower. The S&P BSE Sensex fell by 0.24% or 50.57 points at 21,143.01. It touched a high of 21,304.70 and a low of 21,089.21 intraday. The CNX Nifty also closed down by 0.36% or 22.70 points at 6,291.10. It touched a high of 6,344.40 and a low of 6,273.15 intraday.

Among the sectoral indices, Realty index slipped by 1.59%, IT and Bankex fell by 0.85% and 0.67%. Healthcare, Capital Goods, Power, Consumer and Auto were other sectoral indices closing weak. Metal and FMCg sectoral indices gained by 0.68% and 0.33% and Oil & Gas index marginally up by 0.15% .In the broader markets Mid-cap index was tad down by 0.10% while Small-cap index ended marginally higher by 0.22%

Among the index gainers, BHEl surged by 3.52%, Coal India gained by 2.30%, HDFC and Tata Motors gained by 0.99% and 0.92%, RIL and Hindustan Unilever rising by 0.76% each. Sesa Sterlite, Gail (India), Dr Redyys Lab, Maruti Suzuki, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, ITC and HDFC Bank were other gainers.

Among the index losers, Infosys, Bajaj Auto, Mahindra & Mahindra, L&T, ICICI Bank, Cipla and Sun Pharma slipped between 2-1% each. ONGC and Hero MotoCorp declined by 0.96% and 0.92%, Tata Power and NTPC also fell by 0.84% and 0.80%. Wipro, Axis Bank, SBI, Hindalco Inds and TCS also closed weak.

However market breadth ended positive with 1,368 shares advancing as compared to 1,145 shares declining while 152 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 27 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 27 Dec, 2013

Markets opened positive and traded higher through out the session to close near day's high, led by IT sector and financial shares. The S&P BSE Sensex gained by 118.99 points or 0.56% at 21,193.58. It touched a high of 21,235.14 and a low of 21,113.25. The CNX Nifty rose by 34.90 points or 0.56% to 6,313.80. It has touched a high of 6,324.90 and a low of 6,289.40 intraday.

In the sectoral indices, Oil & Gas index fell by 0.42% and Auto index slipped marginally by 0.09%, while IT index surged by 1.71%. Healthcare index advanced by 0.68%, FMCG, Bankex and Metal indices too climbed between 0.7%-0.5%. Other sectoral indices gaining were Capital Goods, Realty, Power and Consumer Durables. The broader markets also ended the day in green, with Mid-cap index gaining by 0.26% and Small-cap index surging marginally by 0.13%.

Among the index gainers TCS was the top gainer by rising 2.98% followed by Wipro, Cipla, HDFC, INFOSYS, Sesa Sterlite and Sun Pharma gaining between 2-1% each. SBI, Hinduatan Unilever, ICICI Bank, Hindalco Inds, ITC and Coal India advancing between 1-0.5%. Mahindra, & Mahindra, L&T, Dr Reddys Lab, Gail (India) and Tata Mother were some of the other index gainers.

Among the index losers, Maruti Suzuki and Reliance Industries dropped by 1.09% and 1.06%, BHEL and Bajaj Auto slipped by 0.83% and 0.72% while Axis Bank was down by 0.59%. Hero MotoCorp, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, NTPC, Tata Power, HDFC Bank and ONGC were other losers on the board.

The overall market breadth was positive with 1,384 shares advancing as compared to 1,170 shares declining while 150 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 24 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 24 Dec, 2013

Markets closed near the day's low after opening positive in the morning, amid range bound sessions as investors opted to book profit ahead for the Christmas holiday and December derivative contracts expiry an Thursday. The S&P BSE Sensex closed down by 68.32 points or 0.32% at 21,032.71. it touched a high of 21,156.92 and a low of 21,010.65. The CNX Nifty closed down by 17.40 points or 0.28% at 6,267.10. It has touched a high of 6,301.50 and a low of 6,262.00 in the intraday session.

Among the sectoral indices, Metal index dropped by 1.09%, Bankex fell by 0.43%, Power and Oil & Gas indices declined by 0.22% and 0.23% each. Auto, IT and FMCG were other sectoral indices which closed weak, whereas Capital Goods index gained by 0.66%, Consumer Durables advanced by 0.38%, Realty and Healthcare indices closed tad up by 0.08-0.07%. However broader markets outwited the benchmark index with Mid-cap index gaining by 0.53% while Small-cap index surged by 1.04%.

Among the index gainers, BHEL and Bajaj Auto gained by 1.92% and 1.91%, Dr Reddys Lab, L&T, NTPC and Infosys advanced between 1-0.50%. ICICI Bank, SBI, Reliance Industries, TCS and Hindustan Unilever were other index gainers.

Among the index losers, Tata Power dropped by 3.20%, Sesa Sterlite and Wipro slipped by 2.31% and 2.10%. Sun Pharma, Hero MotoCorp, Cipla, HDFC, Hindalco Inds, HDFC Bank, Gail (India) and Tata Steel declined between 2-1%. ONGC, Bharti Airtel, Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors were other some of the index losers.

However market breadth ended firm positive with 1,444 shares advancing as comparde to 1,034 shares declining while 158 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 19 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 19 Dec, 2013

Markets today closed weak as fear of FII (foreign institutional investors) might reduce inflow of investments after the US Federal Reserve announced steady decrease in its monetary stimulus measures. The S&P Bse Sensex fell by 151.24 points or 0.73% at 20,708.62. The CNX Nifty also declined by 50.50 points or 0.81% at 6,166.65.

Among the sectoral indices IT index surged by 1.74% followed by Healthcare index gaining by 1.09% whereas Metal index advanced marginally by 0.22%. On the loser sides, Bankex index dropped by 2.43%, Capital Goods, Power and Oil & Gas declined between 2-1%. Realty, Consumer Durables, Auto and FMCG were other other sectoral indices which closed weak today. However, the broader markets ended marginally weak as compared to benchmark index. Mid-cap index was down by 0.20% and Small-Cap index declined by 0.12%.

Among the index gainers Maruti Suzuki was the top gainer surging by 2.97%. Sesa Sterlite, Sun Pharma, Cipla, Infosys, Wipro, Jindal Steel and TCS gained between 2-1%, Hindalco Inds advanced by 0.89%. Tata Motora and Dr Reddys Lab also closed tad up by 0.08% and 0.06%.

Among the index losers ICICI Bank was the top losers slipping by 3.02%, followed by L&T, HDFC, ONGC, HDFC Bank and Tata Power also felling between 3-2%. SBI, Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto, Gail (India) and Bharti Airtel declined between 2-1%. Tata Steel, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hindustan Unilever, BHEL, ITC, Coal India, Relicane Industries and NTPC were other decliners.

The Market breadth ended weak with 1,287 shares declining as compared to 1,131 shares advancing while 157 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 18 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 18 Dec, 2013

Markets breaking its six day losing streak closed higher after RBI (Reserve Bank of India) in its policy meet kept the rates unchanged boosted the market sentiments. The S&P BSE Sensex surged 247.72 points or 1.20% to 20,859.86. It touched a high of 20,917.57 and a low of 20,568.70. The CNX Nifty also surged by 78.10 points or 1.27% to 6,217.15. It touched a high of 6,236 and a low of 6,129.95 in the intraday today.

All the sectoral indices today ended positive. Realty index surged the most by 3.51%, followed by Capital Goods, Power and Oil & gas indices closing between 3-2%. Bankex, Consumer Durables, Auto and Healthcare indices too closed between 2-1% each. IT, FMCG, and Metal were other sectoral gainers. The broader markets Mid-cap and Small-Cap too ended in line with benchmark index gaining by 1.35% and 1.13% respectively.

Among the index gainers BHEL spurted by 5.70%, Tata Power surged by 4.04%, Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp also jumped by 3.87% and 3.14%. Other major index gainers include L&T, SBI, HDFC, Reliance Industries, ONGC and Gail (India) gaining between 3-2% each.

Among the index losers Jindal Steel dropped by 1.55%, Sesa Sterlite fell by 0.74% and ICICI Benk was marginally down by 0.13%.

Market breadth was firm positive with 1,502 shares advancing as compared to 948 shares declining while 175 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 12 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 12 Dec, 2013

Markets ended today lower closing weak for straight third consecutive day. After opening weak in the morning and it traded subdued through-out the day as it settled towards days low, ahead of the key economic data that is slated for release post market hours. The S&P BSE Sensex declined by 1.16% or 245.80 points at 20,925.61. The CNX Nifty slipped by 1.12% or 70.85 points at 6,237.05.Among the sectoral indices except for FMCG index which closed up by 0.56% all the other sectoral indices closed down. Capital Goods and Auto indices dropped by 1.39% and 1.05%, Oil & Gas index fell by 0.86% and Metal index declined by 0.63%. Bankex, Realty, Power. Consumer Durables, IT and Healthcare were other sectoral indices closing weak. From the broader markets Mid-cap index declined marginally by 0.10%, while Small-Cap index gained marginally by 0.08%.

Among the index gainers Tata Power surged by 3.84%, HDFC gaining by 1.15% while Gail (India) and NTPC closing up by 0.42% and 0.36% as there was weakness seen in the market.

Among the index losers Tata Motors dropped by 4.55%, followed by ONGC, Coal India, ICICI Bank and Bajaj Auto slipping between 3-2%. Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco Inds, Jindal Steel, Cipla, Dr Reddys Lab, Tata Steel, Wipro, Sun Pharma, TCS, Bharti AIrtel, L&T, ITC, Reliance Industries and SBI also declined between 2-1%. Some of the other index losers include BHEL, HDFC Bank and Infosys.

The overall market breadth ended firm negative with 1,427 shares declining as compared to 1,041 shares advancing while 174 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 11 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 11 Dec, 2013

Markets closed weak straight for second day, amid a volatile trading session, as investors opted the cautious approach ahead of the cpi (consumer price inflation) data which is scheduled for release tomorrow for the month of November. The S&P BSE Sensex fell by 83.85 points or 0.39% at 21,171.41, it touched a high of 21,215.94 and a low of 21,069.45. The CNX Nifty slipped by 24.95 points or 0.39% at 6,307.90. It touched a high of 6,326.60 and a low of 6,280.25 in the intraday today.

Among the sectoral indices except for FMCG index which closed up by 0.56% all the other sectoral indices closed down. Capital Goods and Auto indices dropped by 1.39% and 1.05%, Oil & Gas index fell by 0.86% and Metal index declined by 0.63%. Bankex, Realty, Power. Consumer Durables, IT and Healthcare were other sectoral indices closing weak. From the broader markets Mid-cap index declined marginally by 0.10%, while Small-Cap index gained marginally by 0.08%.

Among the index gainers NTPC surged by 2.43%, HDFC and Coal India gained by 1.63% and 1.16%, while ITC was up by 0.99%. Wipro, Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Maruti Suzuki and Infosys were other index gainers.

Among the index losers Tata Motors slipped by 3.25%, SBI, BHEL, Bharti Airtel, ONGC and Tata Power fell between 3-2%. L&T, Gail (India), Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco Inds, TCS and Tata Steel declined between 2-1% each. Sun Pharma, Dr Reddys Lab, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Jindal Steel, Sesa Sterlite and ICICI Bank were other index losers.

The market breadth was negative with 1,356 shares declined and 1,134 shares advanced while 165 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 10 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 10 Dec, 2013

Markets opened weak in the morning and traded range bound almost through out the day and settled lower after consolidating in the late trades, as investors opted to book profits after the recent rally. The S&P BSE Sensex fell by 71.16 points or 0.33% at 21,255.26, it touched a high of 21,327.75 and a low of 21,175.08. The CNX Nifty slipped by 31.05 points or 0.49% at 6,332.85, it touched a high of 6,362.25 and a low of 6,307.55 in the intraday today.

Among the sectoral indices Power index crashed by 4.12%, Capital Goolds slipped by 2.98%, Bankex and Realty index declined by 1.78% and 1.48%. Oil & Gas, Consumer Durables and Auto were other sectoral indices on the declining side, while IT indes gained by 2.07%, Metal and FMCG index advancing by0.92% and 0.87% whereas healthcare index advanced by 0.40%. In the broader markets Mid-cap index fell by 0.26% and Small-Cap index declined by 0.72% respectively.

Among the index gainers TCS and Hero MotoCorp surged by 3.95% and 3.83% followed by Sesa Sterlite gaining by 2.32%, Wipro and ITC also advancing by 1.84% and 1.52%. Infosys, Hindalco Inds, Hindustan Unilever, Bajaj Auto, Cipla, Tata Steel, Reliance Industries, Jindal Steel, Dr Reddys Lab and Sun Pharma were other index gainers.

Among the index losers NTPC crashed by 11.26%, L&T dropped by 4%, BHEL and ICICI Bank slipping by 3.52% and 3.49%, SBI and ONGC also felling by 2.36% and 2.26%. Coal India, Tata Power, HDFC and Mahindra & Mahindra declined between 2-1% each. Maruti Suzuki, Gail (India), Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, and HDFC Banke were other losers on the list.

Overall market breadth was firm negative with 1,461 shares declining and 983 shares advancing while 174 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 9 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 9 Dec, 2013

Markets rallying for straight third day closed higher today, after opening gap up in the morning, post triumphant victory by the BJP (Bhartiya Janata Party) in the state assembly polls. Investors hailing the outcome of state assembly polls anticipates NDA (National Democratic Alliance) government coming to power led by Narendra Modi. The S&P BSE Sensex purted by 329.89 points or 1.57% to 21,326.42. It touched a high of 21,483.74 and a low of 21,282.64. The CNX Nifty also surged by 104 points or 1.66% to 6,363.90. It touched a high of 6,415.25 and a low of 6,345.00 in the intraday session today.

Among the sectoral indices barring Consumer Durables index which closed tad down by 0.11% all the other remaining sectoral indices ended the day in green. Capital Goods spurted by 3.14%, Bankex and Realty indices also surged by 2.93% and 2.61%. Power, Oil & Gas and Auto indices closed between 2-1% each. Metal, IT, FMCG and Healthcare were other indices closing with gains. However, in the broader markets both the Mid-cap and Small-Cap index closed marginally up by 0.48% and 0.39% each, as compared to benchmark index.

Among the index gainers ICICI Bank and Sesa Sterlite spurted by 5.16% and 5.04%, L&T surged by 4.52%, Maruti Suzuki and ONGC also surged by 3.85% and 3.48%. NTPC, Wipro, Hindalco Inds, Mahindra & Mahindra HDFC Bank, Gail (India), SBI, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Auto, Dr Reddys Lab, Hero MotoCorp and Tata Power gained between 3-1% each. HDFC, Tata Motors, ITC and Coal India were some of the other gainers.

Among the index losers were Jindal Steel dropping by 6.01%, Cipla and Tata Steel declining by 0.79% and 0.44% while Hindustan Unilever slipping marginally by 0.13%.

However, market breadth was negative with 1,310 shares declining and 1,201 shares advancing while 179 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 6 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 6 Dec, 2013

Markets ended the day marginally higher, rising for second consecutive day. The S&P BSE Sensex advanced by 38.72 points or .18% to 20,996.53. It touched a high of 21,049.84 and a low of 20,922.45. The CNX Nifty gained by 18.80 points or 0.30% to 6,259.90. It touched a high of 6,275.35 and a low of 6,230.75 in the intraday.

Among the sectoral indices barring IT sectoral index which closed negative by 0.06% all the other sectoral indices closed in green. Power index surged by 2.27%, Consumer Durables advanced by 1.24%, Capital Goods and Metal indices gaining by 0.81% and 0.63%. Bankex, Realty, Oil & Gas, Auto and Healthcare were other sectoral gainers. In the broader markets Mid-cap index closed up by 0.49% while Small-cap index advanced by 0.37% respectively.

Among the index gainers Tata Power leading the list by spurting 5.57%, Coal India and NTPC followed by rising 3.58% and 3.44%, Hero MotoCorp gaining by 2.33% and ONGC also gaining by 1.31%. L&T, ITC, Sesa Sterlite, Sun Pharma, Gail (India), ICICI Bank, TCS, Cipla and Wipro were other gainers on the list.

Among the index losers were HDFC and Hindalco Inds losing by 1.65% and 1.07%, HIndustan Unilever and Bharti Airtel both declining by 0.98%, HDFC Bank and Infosys also were down by 0.79% and 0.73%, while Reliance Industries and Maruti Suzuki fell marginally by 0.30% and 0.20%.

Market breadth was from positive with 1,328 shares advancing and 1,178 shares declining while 160 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 5 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 5 Dec, 2013

Markets after opening gap up scaled higher but were off from its peak as the day progressed on profit booking by the investor inthe index heavy-weight at higher levels, though it closed higher. Markets sentiment was high as the exit poll conducted an the assembly elections indicated BJP sweeping 3 out of 5 states, whose poll result are to de declared on 8 December 2013. The S&P BSE Sensex surged by 249.10 points or 1.20% to 20,957.81. It touched a high of 21,165.60 and a low of 20,929.20. The CNX Nifty also surged by 80.15 points or 1.30% to 6,241.10. It touched a high of 6,300.55 and a low of 6,232 in the intraday.

Among the sectoral indices Bankex index spurted by 4.44% followed by Capital Goods index by 3.59%. PSU Realty, Power, Oil & Gas and Metal indices also advanced between 2-1% each. Consumer Durables and Auto index were other sectoral indices on the gaining side, while Healthcare index dropped by 1.47% followed by FMCG and IT index declining by 0.94% and 0.51%. However, the broader markets were outperformed by the benchmark index as Mid-cap index managed to close marginally up by 0.13% and Small-cap index advancing by 0.39% respectively.

Among the index gainers ICICI Bank was the top gainer spurting by 6.66%, followed by HDFC Bank and L&T surging by 4.52% and 4.49%. BHEL, Maruti Suzuki, Coal India, SBI, HDFC, Tata Power, Tata Steel, Reliance Industries, Jindal Steel, Gail (India) and ONGC also gained between 4-1%.Bharti Airtel, Hindalco Inds, Hero MotoCOrp were some of the other index gainers.

Among the index losers Sun Pharma fell by 2.24%, Dr Reddys Lab and ITC declined by 1.52% and 1.39%, NTPC, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Motors, Cipla, TCS, Sesa Sterlite and Infosys were other losers.

However, market breadth ended marginally positive with 1,269 shares advancing as compared to 1,247 shares declining while 167 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 4 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 4 Dec, 2013

Markets opened weak and traded in a range bound for almost two session but was draged down in the last session as investors opted to book profits ahead of the assembly election results due on Sunday. The S&P BSE Sensex dropped by 146.21 points or 0.70% at 20,708.71. The CNX Nifty closed down by 40.90 points or 0.66% at 6,160.95. It touched a high of 6,209.15 and a low of 6,149.90 in the intraday.

Among the sectoral indices Realty index was the top loser declining by 2.67%, followed by FMCG, and Auto index declining by 1.36% and 1.05%. Capital Goods, Oil & Gas, Bankex, Healthcare and PSU were other sectoral indices on losing side, whereas Power and Metal index gained by 0.31% and 0.26% while IT and Consumer Durables gaining tad by 0.09% and 0.06%. In the broader markets Mid-cap index closed down by 0.66% and Small-cap index ended almost flat negative by 0.06%

Among the index gainers Tata Power surged by 2.44%, Wipro, Tata Steel and Jindal Steel gaining between 2-1%, Infosys, Bharti Airtel, BHEL, Coal India, SBI, Sesa Sterlite and HDFC Bank were other index gainers.

Among the index losers Hindalco Inds slipped by 2.50%, ICICI Bank, ITC, ONGC, Tata Motors, L&T, Hindustan Unilever, Maruti Suzuki, HDFC, Bajaj Auto and Gail (India) declining between 2-1%. TCS, Hero MotoCOrp, Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance Industries, Dr Reddys Lab were some ot the other index losers.

The overall market breadth was negative with 1,339 shares declining as compared to 1,138 shares advancing while 182 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 3 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 3 Dec, 2013

Markets closed weak snapping its three day winning streak as investor opted to book profit after recent gains. The S&P BSE Sensex closed weak down by 43.09 points or 0.21% at 20,854.92. It touched a high of 20,927.05 and a low of 20,817.75 in the intraday. The CNX Nifty also declined marginally by 16 points or 0.26% at 6,201.85. It touched a high of 6,225.40 and a low of 6,191.40 in the intraday today.

Among the sectoral indices Realty index gurged by 1.24%, Oil & Gas index gained by 0.51%, Metal, Power and IT indice managed to close between 0.3-0.2%, while FMCG index dropped by 0.83%, Consumer DUrables and Bankex also slipped by 0.58% and 0.56%. Auto, Capital Goods, Healthcare and PSU declined between 0.5-0.2% each. However broader markets out-performed the benchmark index and closed with gains, Mid-cap index gained by 0.23% and Small-cap index advanced by 0.27%

Among the index gainers were, Gail (India), Jindal Steel, BHEL and Hindalco Inds rising between 3-1%, Reliance Industries also gained by 0.82%. Infosys, TCS, Tata Steel, Wipro, Maruti Suzuki and Tata Power were other index gainers on the list.

Among the index losers were Dr Reddys Lab, Sesa Sterlite, L&T, NTPC and Coal India declining between 2-1%, Mahindra & Mahindra Hero MotoCorp, ITC, Hindutan Unilever, HDFC Bank, ONGC, Bajaj Auto, HDFC and Sun Pharma also felling between 1-0.5% each. SBI, Cipla, Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank and Tata Motors were other losers.

Market breadth was tad positive with 1,255 shares advancing as compared to 1,233 shares declining while 166 shares remained unchanged.

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Market Pulse - 2 Dec, 2013

Market Pulse - 2 Dec, 2013

Markets closed higher after opening firm in the morning, as better than expected second quarter GDP numbers which were released late Friday evening boosted the market sentiment. The S&P BSE Sensex surged by 106.08 points or 0.51% to 20,898.01 it touched a high of 20,941.00 and a low of 20,770.51. The CNX Nifty also gained up by 41.75 points or 0.68% to 6,217.85 it touched a high of 6,217.85 and a low of 6,171.15 in the intraday.

In sectoral indices barring Oil & Gas index which closed marginally weak by 0.38% all the other sectoral indices closed positive. Healthcare index surged by 2%, Capital Goods, Bankex and Metal indices also gained between 2-1% each. Realty, Auto, IT, Power, FMCG, Consumer Durables and PSU were other gainers. In the broader markets Mid-cap index gained by 0.81% while Small-cap index surged by 1.09% respectively.

Among the index gainers Sun Pharma and Jindal Steel was the top gainers surging by 4.09% and 4.01% followed by Wipro, L&T, and BHEL rising between 3-2% each. ICICI Bank, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel and Mahindra &anp; Mahindra also gained between 2-1%. Coal India, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Power, TCS and Reliance were some of the other gainers.

Among the index losers were, Hindustan Unilever, ONGC and Gail (India) slipping down between 2-1%, followed by Maruti Suzuki down by 0.96%, Hindalco Inds and Bajaj Auto felling by 0.69% and 0.50%. Infosys, NTPC and HDFC Bank were other losers for the day.

The overall market breadth ended firm positive with 1,464 shares advancing and 1,007 shares declining while 164 shares remained unchanged.

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