Markets Hold Onto Morning Gains, Auto Indices Trading higher
Suparna / 02 Apr 2014
Keeping a hold on the morning gains the Indian markets are trading positive in the mid-session as well. The Nifty50 is currently up by 21 points at 6742 and the BSE30 is higher by 83 points at 22529. Auto sector is trading higher by 159 points in the intraday trading.
After a positive opening, the indices continued to trade on the higher side in the mid-session. Currently, Nifty is up by 21 points at 6742 and Sensex has moved up by 83 points to 22529. The indices have moved higher in the range of 0.37%-0.33%.
The advance-decline ratio is on the positive. On the NSE, 2048 shares are in the green and 1338 shares are in red.
Top Nifty Gainers: IDFC is leading the gainers list, up by 3.78%. Bharti Airtel, Tata Motors, Lupin and Cipla are the other stocks trading higher.
Top Nifty Losers: ITC is down by 2.26% so far, followed by Jindal Steel, Asian Paints, ACC and Hindalco.
On the sectoral front, 11 out of 13 sectoral indices are on the positive side. Healthcare and Auto indices are up by 173 points and 159 point respectively. Oil & Gas index is trading higher by 130 points. Mid-Caps and Small-Caps are up by 81 points and 92 point respectively.
In the Asian markets, Nikkei is positive up by 154 points. Hang Seng and Taiwan are up by 75 points and 32 points respectively. However, Strait Times is down by 3 points.
Buzzer: Reliance Industries (RIL) has gained around 1.65% on the bourses, making an intraday and 52 week high of Rs 959.80 so far. RIL announced on Tuesday, 1 April 2014, that the Supreme Court has appointed an international arbitrator in the KG D6.
If Nifty Future crosses the major hurdle at 6770, it may see a closing around 6790 level.
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