Indian equities pared some of its gain after finance minister P Chidambaram started his budget speech. Realty, capital goods and FMCG stocks gained ground.
At 11.38 a.m., the Sensex was trading up 66.59 points or 0.35% at 19,219 with 23 components gaining. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading higher by 16.80 points or 0.29% at 5,813.70 with 32 components gaining.
The 30-share benchmark index, BSE Sensex opened with a gain of 112.39 points or 0.59% at 19,264.80, while the broad based NSE Nifty started with a rise of 37.45 points or 0.65%, at 5,834.35.
Sensex Movers
H D F C Bank contributed rise of 17.54 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Larsen & Toubro (16.12 points), I T C (15.35 points), Tata Consultancy Services (7.14 points) and Tata Motors (5.34 points).
However, I C I C I Bank contributed fall of 22 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Housing Development Finance Corporation (8.79 points), Maruti Suzuki India (2.34 points), State Bank Of India (0.67 points) and Grasim Industries (0.58 points).
Major gainers in the 30-share index were Coal India (2.26%), Tata Steel (1.74%), Larsen & Toubro (1.73%), Wipro (1.50%), Bharat Heavy Electricals (1.21%), and H D F C Bank (1.20%).
On the other hand, I C I C I Bank (1.49%), Maruti Suzuki India (0.96%), Housing Development Finance Corporation (0.61%), G A I L (India) (0.49%), Dr Reddy'S Laboratories (0.24%), and State Bank Of India (0.10%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.
Sectors in Limelight
The Realty index was at 2,102.59, up by 36.07 points or by 1.75%. The major gainers were Anant Raj (5.04%), D L F (2.97%), Indiabulls Real Estate (1.01%), Housing Development and Infrastructure (0.94%) and Godrej Properties (0.86%).
The Capital Goods index was at 9,604.97, up by 98.68 points or by 1.04%. The major gainers were Alstom India (1.58%), Bharat Heavy Electricals (1.21%), Crompton Greaves (0.32%), BEML (0.25%) and Bharat Electronics (0.2%).
The FMCG index was at 5,733.75, up by 43.41 points or by 0.76%. The major gainers were I T C (0.81%), Jubilant FoodWorks (0.51%), Hindustan Unilever (0.43%), United Breweries (0.21%) and Colgate-Palmolive (India) (0.07%).
On the other hand, the Bankex index was at 13,675.47, down by 20.22 points or by 0.15%. The major losers were I C I C I Bank (1.49%), Federal Bank (1.41%), Canara Bank (0.35%), Bank Of Baroda (0.23%) and IDBI Bank (0.16%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth was positive with 1,295 advances against 1,052 declines.
Value and Volume Toppers
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 4,457.22 million. It was followed by Suzlon Energy (Rs. 2,920.10 million), Strides Arcolab (Rs. 1,038.92 million) and Jet Airways (India) (Rs. 523.77 million).
The volume chart was led by Suzlon Energy with trades of over 122.69 million shares. It was followed by Apollo Hospitals Enterprise (5.41 million), CORE Education and Technologies (3.29 million) and Sanraa Media (3.16 million).
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