Indian equities declined further towards closing on intense profit booking after rally triggered by interest rate cut. All sectoral indices are trading in negative terrain barring FMCG.
At 3.04 p.m., the Sensex was trading down 126.44 points or 0.63% at 19,976.91 with 23 components falling. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading lower by 27.40 points or 0.45% at 6,047.40 with 37 components falling.
The 30-share benchmark index, BSE Sensex opened with a decline of 23.04 points or 0.11% at 20,080.31, while the broad based NSE Nifty started with a fall of 10.10 points or 0.17%, at 6,064.70.
Sensex Movers
H D F C Bank contributed fall of 41.7 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Reliance Industries (32.03 points), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (12.35 points), Bharti Airtel (10.95 points) and Tata Motors (9.95 points).
However, I T C contributed rise of 29.9 points in the Sensex. It was followed by I C I C I Bank (17.14 points), Jaiprakash Associates (1.59 points), Hero Motocorp (1.53 points) and Housing Development Finance Corporation (0.9 points).
Major gainers in the 30-share index were I T C (1.55%), Coal India (1.42%), I C I C I Bank (1.08%), Hero Motocorp (0.74%), Jindal Steel & Power (0.37%), and Housing Development Finance Corporation (0.06%).
On the other hand, H D F C Bank (2.84%), Bajaj Auto (2.42%), Hindalco Industries (2.20%), Bharat Heavy Electricals (2.17%), G A I L (India) (2.03%), and Bharti Airtel (1.96%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.
Mid & Small-cap Space
The BSE Midcap index was at 6938.5 down by 37.34 points or by 0.54%. The major losers were Alstom India (2.95%), Aban Offshore (1.89%), Allahabad Bank (0.99%), CORE Education and Technologies (0.85%) and A B G Shipyard (0.75%).
The BSE Smallcap index was at 7108.1 down by 53.95 points or by 0.75%. The major losers were A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services (3.95%), Styrolution ABS (India) (2.91%), Action Construction Equipment (1.33%), Aanjaneya Lifecare (0.06%) and Aarti Industries (0.05%).
Sectors in Limelight
The Realty index was at 2,187.38, down by 36.38 points or by 1.64%. The major losers were Housing Development and Infrastructure (4.96%), Indiabulls Real Estate (3.96%), Anant Raj (1.81%), D L F (1.25%) and Godrej Properties (0.32%).
The Oil & Gas index was at 9,283.77, down by 143.1 points or by 1.52%. The major losers were Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (2.62%), G A I L (India) (2.03%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (1.43%), Castrol India (0.3%) and Cairn India (0.17%).
The Auto index was at 11,076.91, down by 108.4 points or by 0.97%. The major losers were Bajaj Auto (2.42%), Bosch (1.15%), Maruti Suzuki India (1.01%), Mahindra & Mahindra (0.88%) and Ashok Leyland (0.4%).
On the other hand, the FMCG index was at 5,873.42, up by 30.71 points or by 0.53%. The major gainers were I T C (1.55%), Tata Global Beverages (0.34%) and Godrej Consumer Products (0.22%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth was negative with 1,117 advances against 1,743 declines.
Value and Volume Toppers
State Bank Of India topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 2,003.31 million. It was followed by Axis Bank (Rs. 1,792.96 million), Housing Development and Infrastructure (Rs. 807.13 million) and I C I C I Bank (Rs. 699.70 million).
The volume chart was led by Aadhaar Ventures India with trades of over 15.22 million shares. It was followed by Unitech (10.44 million), Housing Development and Infrastructure (10.15 million) and Suzlon Energy (6.98 million).
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