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.

Market Pulse - 30 Sep, 2013

Markets closed lower on worries over a probable US government shut down weighed on investor sentiment. The S&P BSE Sensex ended lower by 347.50 points or 1.76% at 19,379.77. The CNX Nifty also closed lower by 97.90 points or 1.68% at 5,735.30.

Among the sectoral indices, Capital Goods, Bankex, Metal, PSU and Realty indices dropped between 3-2%, followed by Oil & Gas, Power, Auto and FMCG indices declining between 2-1%. Other notable sectoral loser were Consumer Durables and Healthcare. In the broader markets, both the indices Mid-cap and Small-cap declined by 0.28% and 0.56% respectively.

Among the index gainers, Hindustan Unilever gained by 1.06%. Sun Pharmaceuticals, Infosys, NTPC and Gail (India) were other notable gainers on the list.

Among the index lowers, Tata Steel slipped by 5.65%, followed by BHEL and ICICI Bank dropping by 4.58% and 4.15%. Coal India L&T, HDFC Bank, ITC, HDFC, ONGC, Tata Motors, Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel declining between 4-2%, Mahindra & Mahindra, Hero MotoCorp, Hindalco Industres, SBI, Sesa Goa, Dr Reddys Lab and TCS also fell between 2-1% respectively. Maruti Suzuki, Tata Power, Jindal Steel, Cipla, Wipro and Bajaj Auto were other notable losers on the list.

The partially convertible Rupee closed at 62.60/61 as compared to its previous close of 62.51/52 per dollar.

The overall market breadth was firm negative with 1,407 shares declining as compared to 877 shares advancing.

Market Pulse - 27 Sep, 2013

Markets closed weak erasing its initial gains, amid selling by investor in Capital Goods, Consumer Durables and Bankex sectors ahead of the current account deficit announcement for the June-quarter. The S&P BSE Sensex dropped by 166.58 points or 0.84% at 19,727.27. It had moved in the range of 19,981.57 and 19,674.38 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty also closed weak by 49.05 points or 0.83% at 5,833.20, after touching a high of 5,909.20 and a low of 5,819.30 in the intra-day roday.

Among the sectoral indices, Bankex index dropped by 1.83%, followed by Metal index down by 1.61%, Realty and Capital Goods index fell by 1.48% and 1.42%.
Power, Auto and Healthcare were other indices on the declining side while FMCG index advanced by 0.42% followed by IT and Oil & Gas index gaining marginally by 0.07-0.15%. From the broader markets, Mid-cap index closed marginally down by 0.10% whereas, Small-cap index closed positively up by 0.30%.

Among the index gainers were, Hero MotoCorp, Sun Pharmaceuticals and Coal India gained up between 1.5-1%. TCS, Jindal Steel and Reliance Industries were other notable gainers.

Among the index losers BHEL dropped by 4.29% followed by Tata Steel down by 3.89%. Bharti Airtel, Hindalco Industries, ICICI Bank, Sesa Goa, SBI and Dr Reddys Lab, HDFC Bank, L&T, Maruti Suzuki, Hindustan Unilever, Tata Motors, HDFC, Mahindra & Mahindra and NTPC fell between 3-1%. Other notable losers were, Tata Power, ONGC, Mahindra & Mahindra, Cipla, Wipro, Gail (India), Infosys, ITC and Bajaj Auto.

The overall market breadth was negative with 1,227 shares declining as compared to 1,147 shares advancing.

Market Pulse - 26 Sep, 2013

Markets closed marginally higher amid volatile trading session following the expiry of derivative contracts. Th S&P BSE Sensex rose up by 37.61 points or 0.19% to 19,893.85. It had moved between 19.997.28 and 19,826.99 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty advanced up by 8.40 points or 0.14% to 5,882.25, after it had moved between 5,917.65 and 5,864.10 in the intra-day today.

Among the sectoral indices Healthcare, Power, FMCG, Capital Goods and Metal rose between 0.60-1% while Consumer Durables, Oal & Gas and Realty indices fell nearly by 1% each. From the broader markets, Mid-cap and Small-cap indices rose between 0.2-1% respectively.

Among the index gainers, BHEL zoomed up by 7.39% topping the gainers list followed by Sun Pharmaceutical up by 2.23%. HDFC and ITC also rose up by 1.65% and 1.22% . Other notable gainers include Tata Steel, Tata Power, ICICI Bank and Coal India.

Among the index losers were, Jindal Steel, Hero MotoCorp, TCS and Sesa Goa declining between 3-1% respectively.

The partially convertible Rupee closed at 62.07/08 as compared to its yesterday’s close of 62.44/45 per dollar.

The overall market breadth was marginally positive with 1,180 shares advancing as compared to 1,135 shares declining.

Market Pulse - 25 Sep, 2013

Markets closed lower in the volatile trading session as investors opted to book profit in Bankex, Oil & Gas and FMCG sectors ahead of monthly derivatives contract expiring on this Thursday. The S&P BSE Sensex ended lower by 63.97 points or 0.32% to 19,856.24. It had moved between 19,978.49 and 19,658.74 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty close down by 18.60 points or 0.32% at 5,873.85 after moving between 5,910.55 and 5,811.10 in the intra-day today.

Among the sectoral indices, Bankex, Oil & Gas and FMCG indices closed lower while Healthcare, Metal and Capital Goods indices closed higher. The broader markets closed mixed with Mid-caps index gaining by 0.10% while Small-caps index falling by 0.10% respectively.

Among the index gainers were, BHEL spurted up by 7.69%, Sun Pharmaceuticals surged up by 2.17%. Bharti Airtel, Cipla, Hero MotoCorp and Tata Motors gained between 2-1%. other notable gainers include Dr Reddys Lab, Hindalco Industries, L&T, ONGC, Sesa Goa and TCS.

Among the index losers were, Reliance Industries dropped by 2.93%, HDFC Bank slipped by 2.78%, ITC, Hindustan Unilever and HDFC fell between 2-1%.

The partially convertible Rupee closed at 62.44/45 as compared to its yesterdays close of 62.75/76 per dollar. It had moved in the range of 62.31 to 62.88 in the trading session.

The overall market breadth ended negative with 1,254 shares declined while 1,055 shares advanced.

Market Pulse - 24 Sep, 2013

Markets closed on a positive note almost flat amid volatile trading session. The S&P BSE Sensex ended up marginally by 19.25 points or 0.10% at 19,920.21. It had moved between 20,050.42 and 19,782.78 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty edged up by 2.70 points or 0.05% to 5,892.45. It had moved between 5,938.40 and 5,854.55 in the intra-day today.

Among the sectoral indices, Metal index slipped by 1%, PSU and IT also declined between 1-0.50%. Oil & Gas, Realty and Bankex were other notable losers on the list. Auto and Capital Goods indices closed up by 1.05% each followed by Power, Consumer Durables and Healthcare gaining between 1-0.20% while FMCG index closed almost flat positive by 0.01%. In the broader markets, Mid-cap and Small-cap index too closed amlost flat. Mid-cap index closed positive up by 0.08% while Small-cap index closed negative by 0.02%.

Among the index gainers were, Bajaj Auto and Tata Power surging up by 2.73% and 2.15%, L&T, NTPC, HDFC, Mahindra & Mahindra, Cipla and BHEL advancing between 2-1%. Other notable gainers include, Tata Motors, Dr Reddys Lab, Maruti Suzuki, Gail (India), Hero MotoCorp and ICICI Bank.

Among the index losers were, Hindalco Inds and Coal India slipping by 3.65% and 2.56%. Jindal Steel, Bharti Airtel, Wipro and Sesa Goa fell between 2-1%. other notable losers on the list include TCS, ONGC, HDFC Bank, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Tata Steel, SBI, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, Reliance Industries and ITC.

The partially convertible Rupee closed at 62.77/78 as compared to its previous close of 62.60 per dollar.

The overall market breadth was negative with 1,203 shares declining as compared to 1,112 shares advancing.

Market Pulse - 20 Sep, 2013

Markets slipped from its day high in the late morning session as RBI's (Reserve Bank of India) in its policy review unexpectedly hiked the repo rate to check inflation. The S&P BSE Sensex closed lower by 382.93 points or 1.85% at 20,263.71, after touching a high of 20,677.99 and a low of 20,051.43. The CNX Nifty also closed lower by 103.45 points or 1.69% at 6,012.10. It touched a high of 6,130.95 and a low of 5,932.85 in the intra-day today.

Among the sectoral indices Realty index crashed by 6.53% followed by Bankex and Capital Goods declining by 4.18% and 3.04%, Auto, PSU, Metal, Oil & Gas, FMCG and IT were other notable losers while Consumer Durables, Power and Healthcare indices ended marginally higher. In the broader markets, Mid-cap index fell by 0.83% while Small-cap index slipped by 1.01% respectively.

Among index gainers include Gail (India) surging up by 3.51%, Sun Pharmaceutical, Coal India and BHEL gaining by 1.54-1.12% and Wipro advancing by 0.83%. Mahindra & Mahindra, NTPC and Jindal Steel were other notable gainers.

Among index losers were, ICICI Bank and L&T both slipping by 4.78% and 4.63%, followed by Sesa Goa, Hidustan Unilever, HDFC Bank, Hindalco Industries, SBI, Tata Steel, HDFC, ONGC, Tata Motors, Hero Motocorp, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Auto and Cipla declining between 4-2%. Marut Suzuki, Tata Power, Reliance Industries, Infosys, TCS and Dr Reddys Lab were among the other shares on the losing side.

The Rupee fell to a low of 62.61 in intra-day. The partially convertible Rupee closed at 62.23/24 per dollar as compared to yesterday's close of 61.77/78 per dollar.

The overall market breadth was firm negative with 1,432 shares declining as compared to 897 shares advancing.

Market Pulse - 19 Sep, 2013

Markets rallied after the US Federal Reserve decided to continue with its stimulus program, as investor rushed to acquire rate sensitive like Auto, Realty and Financial sector shares. The S&P BSE Sensex spurted up by 684.48 points or 3.43% at 20,646.64. It had touched a high of 20,739.69 and a low of 20,347.30 in the intra-day. The CNX Nifty surged up by 216.10 points or 3.66% to 6,115.55. It had touched a high of 6,144.15 and a low of 6040.15 in the intra-day today.

Among the sectoral indices barring IT index which closed marginally lower down by 0.20% all other sectoral indices closed positive. Bankex index leading the list spurted up by 6.78% followed by Realty and Capital Goods surged up by 5.34% and 4.75%. Metal, PSU, FMCG, Oil & Gas, Auto and Power indices also closed between 4-2%. Other notable gainers also included Consumer Durables and Healthcare. In the broader market Mid-cap index closed up by 2.21% while Small-cap index gained advanced up by 1.16%.

Among the index gainers, SBI leaded the list by jumping up by 8.07% followed by Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, Tata Power, L&T and Maruti Suzuki all surging between 7-6% each. ONGC, Hindusta Unilever, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Jindal Steel, Sesa Goa, HDFC, Gail (India), Tata Motors, ITC, Hindalco Inds, Mahindra & Mahindra also gained between 6-3%. Other notable gainers also include BHEL, Relaince Industries, Bajaj Auto, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Hero MotoCorp, NTPC, Drt Reddys Laboratories, Cipla, TCS and Infosys.

Among the index losers were only Wipro and Coal India both declining by 1.87% and 0.03%.

The Rupee cloaked near to its 5-month high, after the US Federal Reserve refrained from its stimulus program. The partially convertible Rupee closed up by 2.55% or 162 paise at 61.77/78 per dollar as compared to its previous close of 63.38/39 on Wednesday. The Rupee rose as high as 61.64 in the today's session, its highest since August 16 2013.

The overall market breadth ended firm positive with 1,427 shares advancing as compared to 1,003 shares declining.

Market Pulse - 18 Sep, 2013

Markets closed firm on a positive note after on a volatile trading session fueled by late buying in Bankex and Realty sectors. The S&P BSE Sensex surging up by 158.13 points or 0.80% to 19,962.16. The CNX Nifty gaining up by 49.25 points or 0.84% to 5,899.45.

In the sectoral all the indices closed positively with Realty leading the list surging by 2.03% followed by Bankex and FMCG gaining by 1.56% and 1.37%. Healthcare, PSU, Consumer Durables, Capital Goods, Oil & Gas also closed in gains while Metal and Auto indices almost ended flat up by 0.01% each. In the broader markets Mid-cap index gained marginally by 0.10% and Small-cap index advanced up by 0.40%.

Among the index gainers NTPC leading the list surging up by 3.28 followed by Tata Power, SBI, Dr Reddys Lab and Hindustan Unilever rising between 3-2%. L&T, Maruti Suzuki, Reliance Industries, ITC, HDFC Bank, Coal India, Cipla, ICICI Bank and Wipro gained between 2-1%. ONGC, Sun Pharma, Hindalco Inds, Jindal Steel, Tata Steel, Tata Motors, TCS, Gail (India), Bajaj Auto and Bharti Airtel were other gainers on the list.

Among the index losers BHEL slipped by 4.76%, Heor MotoCorp fell by 2.84% and Sesa Goa declined by 1.58%. Other notable losers were, HDFC, Mahindra & Mahindra and Infosys.

The Indian rupee closed largely steady on Wednesday as caution prevailed ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting outcome later in the day, but gains in the domestic sharemarket and other Asian currencies helped through the most part.

The Rupee after its initial slip continued to trade strong in late trades closing steady, amid dollar flows from foreign banks, as caution prevailed ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's policy meeting outcome later in the day The partially convertible rupee closed at 63.38/39 per dollar compared with yesterday's close of 63.37/38 per dollar.

The overall market breadth was positive with 1,215 shares advancing as compared to 1,124 shares declining.