Sensex up 247 pts ahead of RBI policy review

17th September 2012 10:18 AM

Indian equities gained in early trade on Monday. At 09.19 a.m., the Sensex was trading up 247.92 points or 1.34% at 18,712.19 with 23 components gaining. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading higher by 54.10 points or 0.97% at 5,631.75 with 43 components gaining.

The 30-share benchmark index, BSE Sensex opened with a gain of 155.63 points or 0.84% at 18,619.90, while the broad based NSE Nifty started with a rise of 54.10 points or 0.97%, at 5,631.75.

Sensex Movers

Larsen & Toubro contributed rise of 61.49 points in the Sensex. It was followed by I C I C I Bank (59.32 points), Tata Motors (27.68 points), State Bank Of India (25.84 points) and Reliance Industries (23.16 points).

However, I T C contributed fall of 34.51 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Infosys (5.67 points), Tata Consultancy Services (1.79 points), Hindustan Unilever (0 points) and ACC (0.11 points).

Major gainers in the 30-share index were Larsen & Toubro (6.53%), Tata Motors (4.77%), Jindal Steel & Power (4.77%), I C I C I Bank (4.40%), State Bank Of India (4.09%), and Sterlite Industries (India) (2.58%).

On the other hand, I T C (1.92%), Cipla (0.58%), Infosys (0.37%), Dr Reddy"S Laboratories (0.34%), Tata Consultancy Services (0.18%), and Coal India (0.12%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.

Sectors in Limelight

The Capital Goods index was at 10,448.18, up by 405.43 points or by 4.04%. The major gainers were Bharat Heavy Electricals (2.08%), Crompton Greaves (1.3%), BEML (1.13%), Bharat Electronics (1.07%) and A B B (0.85%).

The Bankex index was at 12,527.48, up by 338.64 points or by 2.78%. The major gainers were Bank Of Baroda(3.17%), Canara Bank (2.76%), Bank Of India (2.35%), Federal Bank (1.78%) and H D F C Bank (1.13%).

The Realty index was at 1,669.43, up by 36.38 points or by 2.23%. The major gainers were Parsvnath Developers (4.88%), Housing Development and Infrastructure (4.48%), Indiabulls Real Estate (4.08%), D L F (2.21%) and Anant Raj Industries (0.72%).

On the other hand, the FMCG index was at 5,364.89, down by 41.73 points or by 0.77%. The major losers were I T C (1.92%), United Spirits (0.12%) and Colgate-Palmolive (India) (0.09%).

Market Breadth

Market breadth was positive with 564 advances against 98 declines.

Value and Volume Toppers

Spicejet topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 155.34 million. It was followed by State Bank Of India (Rs. 72.61 million), Pantaloon Retail (India) (Rs. 67.05 million) and Kingfisher Airlines (Rs. 59.98 million).

The volume chart was led by Kingfisher Airlines with trades of over 4.62 million shares. It was followed by Spicejet (3.76 million), Pantaloon Retail (India) (0.35 million) and Housing Development and Infrastructure (0.13 million).

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