Indian equitiesare still trading flat with negative bias led byintense profit booking seen in FMCG, metals and consumer durables stocks, while auto stocks traded higher.At 12.03 p.m., the Sensex was trading down 36.93 points or 0.21% at 17,691.27 with 17 components falling. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading lower by 2.65 points or 0.05% at 5,377.70 with 29 components falling.
The 30-share benchmark index, BSE Sensex opened with a gain of 24.02 points or 0.14% at 17,752.22, while the broad based NSE Nifty started with a rise of 5.60 points or 0.10%, at 5,385.95.
Sensex Movers
I T C contributed fall of 52.07 points in the Sensex. It was followed by H D F C Bank (11.65 points), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (6.47 points), Infosys (6.4 points) and Tata Consultancy Services (5.73 points).
However, Housing Development Finance Corporation contributed rise of 21.69 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Reliance Industries (16.26 points), Larsen & Toubro (8.2 points), Hero Motocorp (6.54 points) and Mahindra & Mahindra (6.48 points).
Biggest gainers in the 30-share index were Hero Motocorp (2.89%), Cipla (2.46%), Housing Development Finance Corporation (1.78%), Mahindra & Mahindra (1.60%), Tata Motors (1.21%), and Tata Power Company (1.04%).
On the other hand, I T C (2.99%), Sterlite Industries (India) (2.00%), Wipro (1.91%), Hindalco Industries (1.79%), Tata Steel (1.61%), and G A I L (India) (1.31%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.
Mid & Small-cap Space
The BSE Mid and small caps outperformed their larger counterparts gaining 0.34% and 0.23% respectively. The major gainers in the BSE Midcap were Amara Raja Batteries (9.4%), Alstom India (2.9%), A I A Engineering (1.27%), Allcargo Logistics (0.61%) and CORE Education and Technologies (0.33%).The major gainers in the BSE Smallcap were Aanjaneya Lifecare (5.73%), A B G Infralogistics (2.63%), Action Construction Equipment (1.46%), Styrolution ABS (India) (0.39%) and A2Z Maintenance & Engineering Services (0.06%).
Sectors in Limelight
The Auto index was at 9,516.84, up by 94.77 points or by 1.01%. The major gainers were Hero Motocorp (2.89%), Mahindra & Mahindra (1.6%), Exide Industries (0.98%), Bajaj Auto (0.27%) and Bharat Forge (0.23%).
The Capital Goods index was at 10,123.68, up by 71.55 points or by 0.71%. The major gainers were Alstom India (2.9%), A I A Engineering (1.27%), BEML (1.07%), Bharat Heavy Electricals (0.71%) and Bharat Electronics (0.24%).
The FMCG index was at 5,153.08, down by 95.18 points or by 1.81%. The major losers were I T C (2.99%), Dabur India (2.08%), Jubilant FoodWorks (1.24%), Hindustan Unilever (0.72%) and Colgate-Palmolive (India) (0.44%).
The Metal index was at 10,494.57, down by 142.57 points or by 1.34%. The major losers were Hindalco Industries (1.79%), Jindal Steel & Power (1.24%), Hindustan Zinc (1.16%), Coal India (0.89%) and Bhushan Steel (0.07%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth was negative with 1,184 advances against 1,214 declines.
Value and Volume Toppers
State Bank Of India topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 441.40 million. It was followed by United Spirits (Rs. 313.47 million), Amara Raja Batteries (Rs. 201.19 million) and Jain Irrigation Systems (Rs. 190.68 million).
The volume chart was led by Cals Refineries with trades of over 6.11 million shares. It was followed by Kingfisher Airlines (4.25 million), Spicejet (2.40 million) and Jain Irrigation Systems (2.34 million).
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