Indian markets continues to trade lower in noon session on Thursday. The realty, metal andpower stocks traded higher, while auto, FMCG and consumer durables witnessed profit booking.
At 12.31 pm, the Sensex was trading down 39.81 points or 0.21% at 18,591.29 with 19 components falling. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading lower by 10.25 points or 0.18% at 5,641.90 with 30 components falling.
The 30-share benchmark index, BSE Sensex opened flat with a decline of 3.73 points or 0.02% at 18,627.37, while the broad based NSE Nifty started with a rise of 11.35 points or 0.20%, at 5,663.50.
Sensex Movers
I T C contributed fall of 12.57 points
in the Sensex. It was followed by Reliance Industries (11.9
points), Infosys (7.83 points), State Bank Of India (7.29 points)
and Mahindra & Mahindra (4.75 points).
However, H D F C Bank contributed rise of 10.03 points in the Sensex. It was followed by I C I C I Bank (3.75 points), Bharti Airtel (3.64 points), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (3.05 points) and Tata Consultancy Services (2.5 points).
Biggest gainers in the 30-share index were Tata Power Company (0.95%), Bharti Airtel (0.84%), Bharat Heavy Electricals (0.82%), H D F C Bank (0.73%), Coal India (0.65%), and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (0.42%).
On the other hand, Maruti Suzuki India (1.53%), Mahindra & Mahindra (1.09%), State Bank Of India (1.05%), G A I L (India) (0.93%), I T C (0.75%), and Bajaj Auto (0.73%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.
Mid & Small-cap Space
The BSE Mid and small caps outperformed their larger counterparts gaining 0.43% and 0.22% respectively. The major gainers in the BSE Midcap were Alstom India (1.77%), Aban Offshore (1.65%), Anant Raj Industries (1.52%), Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (0.7%) and Andhra Bank (0.09%).The major gainers in the BSE Smallcap were Action Construction Equipment (1.38%), Aarti Industries (1.31%), Aegis Logistics (1.17%), Adhunik Metaliks (1.12%) and Aanjaneya Lifecare (0.55%).
Sectors in Limelight
The Realty index was at 1,841.67, up by 38.50 points or by 2.14%. The major gainers were Housing Development and Infrastructure (1.76%), Anant Raj Industries (1.52%), D L F (1.5%), Indiabulls Real Estate (1.07%) and Godrej Properties (0.27%).
The Power index was at 2,019.06, up by 6.47 points or by 0.32%. The major gainers were Bharat Heavy Electricals (0.82%), Crompton Greaves (0.78%), A B B (0.64%), NHPC (0.48%) and NTPC (0.09%).
The Bankex index was at 12,990.92, up by 20.18 points or by 0.16%. The major gainers were Federal Bank (2.76%), Indusind Bank (1.64%), H D F C Bank (0.73%), Bank Of India (0.27%) and I C I C I Bank (0.26%).
On the other hand, the Auto index was at 10,207.52, down by 76.7 points or by 0.75%. The major losers were Bharat Forge (1.6%), Ashok Leyland (0.84%), Bajaj Auto (0.73%), Hero Motocorp (0.64%) and Exide Industries (0.23%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth was negative with 1,212 advances against 1,308 declines.
Value and Volume Toppers
Yes Bank topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 765.87 million. It was followed by State Bank Of India (Rs. 510.30 million), United Spirits (Rs. 450.45 million) and Housing Development and Infrastructure (Rs. 216.63 million).
The volume chart was led by Cals Refineries with trades of over 6.82 million shares. It was followed by Lanco Infratech (3.88 million), Unitech (3.59 million) and Firstsource Solutions (2.91 million).
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