Indian markets continue to tradein a lackluster manner amid volatility. BSE Midcap and Smallcap index outperformedthe benchmark indices.
At 11.10 a.m., the Sensex was trading down 44.64 points or 0.24% at 18,460.74 with 16 components falling. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading lower by 11.55 points or 0.21% at 5,608.15 with 24 components falling.
The 30-share benchmark index, BSE Sensex opened flat with a decline of 17.48 points or 0.09% at 18,487.90, while the broad based NSE Nifty started with a fall of 9.85 points or 0.18%, at 5,609.85.
Sensex Movers
ITC contributed fall of 31.47 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Reliance Industries (19.06 points), Hindustan Unilever (18.37 points), Infosys (11.2 points) and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (6.38 points).
However, Tata Motors contributed rise of 17.81 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Bharti Airtel (9.53 points), Wipro (6.27 points), Housing Development Finance Corporation (3.13 points) and Maruti Suzuki India (2.85 points).
Major gainers in the 30-share index were Tata Motors (3.08%), Wipro (2.59%), Bharti Airtel (2.30%), Cipla (1.68%), Hero Motocorp (1.29%), and Maruti Suzuki India (1.24%).
On the other hand, Hindustan Unilever (2.64%), I T C (1.94%), Reliance Industries (1.06%), Jindal Steel & Power (0.99%), Hindalco Industries (0.99%), and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (0.93%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.
Mid & Small-cap Space
The BSE Mid and small caps outperformed their larger counterparts gaining 0.49% and 0.52% respectively. The major gainers in the BSE Midcap were Alstom India (2.83%), A B G Shipyard (1.54%), A I A Engineering (1.48%), Amara Raja Batteries (0.82%) and Aban Offshore (0.52%).The major gainers in the BSE Smallcap were Aarti Industries (1.67%), Trident (1.14%), Action Construction Equipment (1.03%), A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services (0.94%) and Adhunik Metaliks (0.67%).
Sectors in Limelight
The Consumer Durables index was at 7,210.70, up by 273 points or by 3.94%. The major gainers were Titan Industries (6.59%), C.Mahendra Exports (2.21%), Whirlpool Of India (1.93%), Rajesh Exports (1.1%) and Blue Star (0.08%).
The Auto index was at 10,442.32, up by 135.06 points or by 1.31%. The major gainers were Hero Motocorp (1.29%), Maruti Suzuki India (1.24%), Exide Industries (0.88%), Bajaj Auto (0.72%) and Bosch (0.43%).
The HC index was at 7,674.47, up by 53.97 points or by 0.71%. The major gainers were Aurobindo Pharma (3.95%), Biocon (2.39%), Cipla (1.68%), Cadila Healthcare (1.53%) and Dr Reddy's Laboratories (0.43%).
On the other hand, the FMCG index was at 5,614.04, down by 73.26 points or by 1.29%. The major losers were Hindustan Unilever (2.64%), I T C (1.94%), Godrej Consumer Products (0.81%) and Colgate-Palmolive (India) (0.55%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth was positive with 1,321 advances against 907 declines.
Value and Volume Toppers
United Spirits topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 305.14 million. It was followed by State Bank Of India (Rs. 256.96 million), Britannia Industries (Rs. 191.25 million) and Titan Industries (Rs. 182.16 million).
The volume chart was led by Kingfisher Airlines with trades of over 6.60 million shares. It was followed by TV18 Broadcast (1.71 million), Spicejet (1.28 million) and Lanco Infratech (1.22 million).
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