Indian markets continued to trade higher towards closing on Monday. Capital goods, healthcare and banking stocks led the rise. At 3.09 pm, the Sensex was trading up 118.07 points or 0.63% at 18,800.38 with 20 components gaining. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading higher by 34.25 points or 0.60% at 5,718.50 with 34 components gaining.
The 30-share benchmark index, BSE Sensex opened with a decline of 26.38 points or 0.14% at 18,655.93, while the broad based NSE Nifty started with a fall of 16.65 points or 0.29%, at 5,667.60.
Sensex Movers
H D F C Bank contributed rise of 25.84
points in the Sensex. It was followed by Larsen & Toubro (24.56
points), Reliance Industries (24.52 points), I C I C I Bank (23.35
points) and Tata Consultancy Services (22.18 points).
However, I T C contributed fall of 22.63 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Tata Motors (3.84 points), State Bank Of India (3.76 points), Housing Development Finance Corporation (3.49 points) and Sterlite Industries (India) (2.3 points).
Biggest gainers in the 30-share index were Tata Consultancy Services (2.45%), Larsen & Toubro (2.27%), NTPC (1.86%), H D F C Bank (1.83%), Bharti Airtel (1.80%), and Dr Reddy'S Laboratories (1.75%).
On the other hand, Jindal Steel & Power (1.59%), Sterlite Industries (India) (1.25%), I T C (1.23%), Hero Motocorp (0.73%), Tata Motors (0.63%), and State Bank Of India (0.53%) were the major losers in the Sensex.
Mid-cap Space
The BSE Midcap index was at 6669.48 down by 2.14 points or by 0.03%. The major losers were Amara Raja Batteries (5.45%), Aban Offshore (1.05%), A B G Shipyard (0.84%), Allcargo Logistics (0.72%) and A I A Engineering (0.11%).
Sectors in Limelight
The Capital Goods index was at 11,223.60, up by 154.68 points or by 1.40%. The major gainers were Lakshmi Machine Works (0.96%), Crompton Greaves (0.73%), Alstom India (0.71%), Bharat Electronics (0.54%) and Bharat Heavy Electricals (0.19%).
The HC index was at 7,599.86, up by 79.22 points or by 1.05%. The major gainers were Divis Laboratories (3.05%), Aurobindo Pharma (2.61%), Cipla (1.5%), Cadila Healthcare (0.97%) and Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (0.71%).
The Bankex index was at 13,322.94, up by 129.89 points or by 0.98%. The major gainers were H D F C Bank (1.83%), I C I C I Bank (1.63%), Federal Bank (1.15%), Canara Bank (0.53%) and Bank Of India (0.51%).
On the other hand, the FMCG index was at 5,869.17, down by 32.8 points or by 0.56%. The major losers were Jubilant FoodWorks (1.67%), I T C (1.23%) and Nestle India (0.22%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth was negative with 1,404 advances against 1,450 declines.
Value and Volume Toppers
Larsen & Toubro topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 930.95 million. It was followed by State Bank Of India (Rs. 570.95 million), United Spirits (Rs. 555.85 million) and Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri (Rs. 345.24 million).
The volume chart was led by Cals Refineries with trades of over 9.06 million shares. It was followed by Dazzel Confindive (4.01 million), Sujana Towers (3.36 million) and Subex (3.33 million).
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