Indian markets ended slightly higher on Wednesday as sentiment remained cautious throughout the day ahead of F&O expiry tomorrow. Realty and consumer durables stockswitnessed buying interest whilecapital goods stockswas under selling pressure.
At the close, the 30-share benchmark index, BSE Sensex ended flat with a rise of 14.10 points or 0.07% at 20,005. While the broad based NSE Nifty closed flat with a gain of 5.85 points or 0.10%, at 6,055.75.Sensex Movers
Reliance Industries contributed rise of 35.53 points in the Sensex. It was followed by I C I C I Bank (17.61 points), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (13.73 points), Hindustan Unilever (11.89 points) and H D F C Bank (7.11 points).
However, Larsen & Toubro contributed fall of 20.03 points in the Sensex. It was followed by I T C (12.66 points), Tata Motors (10.23 points), Housing Development Finance Corporation (9.03 points) and State Bank Of India (7.04 points).
Major gainers in the 30-share index were Cipla (2.69%), Hindustan Unilever (1.97%), Reliance Industries (1.87%), Tata Steel (1.75%), Wipro (1.72%), and Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (1.61%).
On the other hand, G A I L (India) (3.35%), Tata Power Company (2.73%), Larsen & Toubro (1.92%), Jindal Steel & Power (1.77%), Tata Motors (1.53%), and Bharti Airtel (1.22%) were the major losers in the Sensex.
Mid & Small-cap Space
The BSE Mid and small caps underperformed their larger counterparts declining -0.03% and -0.21% respectively.The major losers in the BSE Midcap were Amara Raja Batteries (3.62%), Allcargo Logistics (2.07%), Aban Offshore (1.73%), Allahabad Bank (1.3%) and Amtek Auto (1.1%).The major losers in the BSE Smallcap were Aanjaneya Lifecare (2.66%), Reliance MediaWorks (1.96%), Adhunik Metaliks (1.95%), Aegis Logistics (0.38%) and Advanta India (0.1%).
Sectors in Limelight
The Realty index was at 2,208.12, up by 30.35 points or by 1.39%. The major gainers were D L F (3.49%), Parsvnath Developers (3.07%), Indiabulls Real Estate (2.38%), Phoenix Mills (2.27%) and Godrej Properties (1%).
The Consumer Durables index was at 7,535.40, up by 92.56 points or by 1.24%. The major gainers were Bajaj Electricals (3.02%), Rajesh Exports (2.12%), Titan Industries (2.09%) and Videocon Industries (0.84%).
The Capital Goods index was at 10,512.54, down by 132.36 points or by 1.24%. The major losers were F A G Bearings India (2.02%), Bharat Electronics (1.08%), Crompton Greaves (0.97%), A B B (0.76%) and Bharat Heavy Electricals (0.56%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth was negative with 1,279 advances against 1,652 declines.
Value and Volume Toppers
State Bank Of India topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 1,042.35 million. It was followed by Reliance Industries (Rs. 701.39 million), Housing Development and Infrastructure (Rs. 595.15 million) and Axis Bank (Rs. 488.05 million).
The volume chart was led by Housing Development and Infrastructure with trades of over 7.82 million shares. It was followed by Suzlon Energy (6.77 million), Unitech (4.76 million) and Crompton Greaves (3.57 million).
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