Sensex opens near 20,000; ONGC up 6%
By IRIS
24th January 2013 10:18 AM
Indian equities are trading flat with positive bias early trade on Thursday. At 09.17 a.m., the Sensex was trading up 29.14 points or 0.15% at 20,055.75 with 20 components gaining. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading lower by 8.10 points or 0.13% at 6,046.20 with 20 components falling.
The 30-share benchmark index, BSE Sensex opened flat with a decline of 9.41 points or 0.05% at 20,017.20, while the broad based NSE Nifty started with a fall of 8.10 points or 0.13%, at 6,046.20.
Sensex Movers
Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
contributed rise of 48.4 points in the Sensex. It was followed by I
T C (12.75 points), Infosys (11.48 points), Reliance Industries
(7.86 points) and Tata Consultancy Services (3.7 points).
However, Tata Motors contributed fall of 59.36 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Reliance Communications (4.1 points), Mahindra & Mahindra (3.87 points), Sterlite Industries (India) (2.34 points) and Hero Motocorp (2.24 points).
Biggest gainers in the 30-share index were Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (5.69%), Wipro (1.22%), G A I L (India) (0.97%), Coal India (0.94%), Infosys (0.72%), and I T C (0.68%).
On the other hand, Tata Motors (8.11%), Sterlite Industries (India) (1.15%), Hero Motocorp (1.07%), Mahindra & Mahindra (0.80%), Jindal Steel & Power (0.70%), and Dr Reddy'S Laboratories (0.59%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.
Market BreadthMarket breadth was positive with 350 advances against 194 declines.
Value and Volume Toppers
Tata Motors topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 83.34 million. It was followed by eClerx Services (Rs. 70.69 million), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (Rs. 37.69 million) and Deccan Cements (Rs. 37.27 million).
The volume chart was led by Housing Development and Infrastructure with trades of over 0.33 million shares. It was followed by Tata Motors (0.29 million), Reliance Communications (0.19 million) and Dazzel Confindive (0.18 million).
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