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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