Indian markets continue trade on a flat note with positive bias. Consumer durables, auto and realty stocks led the rise in the broader market. At 12.56 p.m., the Sensex was trading up 25.86 points or 0.14% at 18,531.24 with 17 components gaining. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading higher by 10.20 points or 0.18% at 5,629.90 with 34 components gaining.
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
Tata Motors contributed rise of 22.55 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Bharti Airtel (13.04 points), ICICI Bank (9.64 points), Wipro (8.48 points) and Housing Development Finance Corporation (6.1 points).
However, ITC contributed fall of 18.24 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Hindustan Unilever (14.17 points), Reliance Industries (10.03 points), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (8.71 points) and Infosys (6.48 points).
Major gainers in the 30-share index were Tata Motors (3.89%), Wipro (3.49%), Bharti Airtel (3.14%), Cipla (2.34%), Hero Motocorp (1.48%), and Bajaj Auto (1.16%).
On the other hand, Hindustan Unilever (2.03%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (1.27%), Sterlite Industries (India) (1.00%), I T C (0.99%), Hindalco Industries (0.99%), and Tata Power Company (0.61%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.
Mid & Small-cap Space
The BSE Mid and small caps outperformed their larger counterparts gaining 0.68% and 0.63% respectively. The major gainers in the BSE Midcap were Alstom India (3.62%), Aban Offshore (1.19%), ABG Shipyard (0.74%), AIA Engineering (0.44%) and Allahabad Bank (0.04%).The major gainers in the BSE Smallcap were A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services (2.13%), Action Construction Equipment (1.65%), Styrolution ABS (India) (1.51%), Aarti Industries (0.38%) and Aanjaneya Lifecare (0.07%).
Sectors in Limelight
The Consumer Durables index was at 7,260.22, up by 322.52 points or by 4.65%. The major gainers were Titan Industries (8.33%), C.Mahendra Exports (2.82%), Whirlpool Of India (1.52%), Rajesh Exports (1.14%) and Blue Star (0.35%).
The Auto index was at 10,478.90, up by 171.64 points or by 1.67%. The major gainers were Hero Motocorp (1.48%), Bajaj Auto (1.16%), Mahindra & Mahindra (0.99%), Maruti Suzuki India (0.96%) and Exide Industries (0.53%).
The HC index was at 7,684.25, up by 63.75 points or by 0.84%. The major gainers were Aurobindo Pharma (6.95%), Cipla (2.34%), Biocon (2.05%), Cadila Healthcare (0.48%) and Divis Laboratories (0.03%).
On the other hand, the FMCG index was at 5,646.27, down by 41.03 points or by 0.72%. The major losers were Hindustan Unilever (2.03%), ITC (0.99%), Godrej Consumer Products (0.79%) and Colgate-Palmolive (India) (0.17%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth was positive with 1,499 advances against 1,072 declines.
Value and Volume Toppers
United Spirits topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 546.04 million. It was followed by State Bank Of India (Rs. 388.24 million), Maruti Suzuki India (Rs. 277.65 million) and Titan Industries (Rs. 269.90 million).
The volume chart was led by Kingfisher Airlines with trades of over 7.05 million shares. It was followed by Lanco Infratech (2.93 million), Pudumjee Pulp & Paper Mills (2.50 million) and TV18 Broadcast (2.21 million).
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