Markets close the day with marginal losses
Chandrakant / 05 Jan 2012
After witnessing positive trade for most of the day, the Indian markets ended with marginal losses, with both indices down by 0.16%. Weak global cues from the Asian and European markets today lead to volatility.
| Benchmark Indices | ||
| Index | Closing | % Change |
| Sensex | 15857.08 | -0.16 |
| Nifty | 4756.9 | -0.07 |
| Hang Seng | 18813.41 | 0.46 |
| Nikkei | 8488.71 | -0.84 |
| Shanghai | 2148.45 | -0.97 |
| Live | ||
| FTSE | 5631.95 | -0.65 |
| DAX | 6070.97 | -0.67 |
| CAC | 3161.31 | -1.02 |
After a positive opening, most of the Asian markets closed the day on a negative note amid concerns over the Euro zone debt crisis that tempered investor sentiment. The Hang Seng was marginally up by 0.46%, while the Nikkei and Shanghai ended with losses of 0.84% and 1% respectively.
European markets opened on a flat positive note. However, they lost their early gains and are currently trading in the red zone on concerns that the French bond sale may not receive enough demand.
Dow Jones Futures is currently trading 69 points or 0.56% down at 12287, indicating a negative sentiment in the US markets.
Back home, Auto continue to lead the sectoral indices, with gains of 1.20%. Consumer Goods and Bankex remained positive, with marginal gains between 0.22%-1.20%. All the others were down between 0.11%-1.63%. The Realty index remains the top loser, down by 1.71%.
| Sectoral Indices | |||
| Category/Index | Close | Change(Pts) | Change (%) |
| Broad | |||
| MIDCAP | 5,263.88 | -0.98 | -0.02 |
| SMLCAP | 5,703.33 | 11.96 | 0.21 |
| BSE-100 | 8,140.51 | -2.71 | -0.03 |
| BSE-200 | 1,901.82 | -0.04 | 0.00 |
| BSE-500 | 5,933.86 | -0.57 | -0.01 |
| Sectors | |||
| AUTO | 8,186.89 | 84.85 | 1.05 |
| CG | 8,634.84 | 83.51 | 0.98 |
| BANKEX | 9,702.43 | 58.94 | 0.61 |
| HC | 5,968.72 | -5.63 | -0.09 |
| POWER | 1,849.47 | -4.49 | -0.24 |
| FMCG | 3,994.97 | -9.75 | -0.24 |
| CD | 5,394.81 | -15.30 | -0.28 |
| PSU | 6,701.79 | -29.24 | -0.43 |
| IT | 5,897.88 | -27.04 | -0.46 |
| TECk | 3,451.27 | -18.98 | -0.55 |
| METAL | 9,800.29 | -86.49 | -0.87 |
| OIL&GAS | 7,624.80 | -113.41 | -1.47 |
| REALTY | 1,397.89 | -26.36 | -1.85 |
JP Associates, Hero MotoCorp and Bajaj Auto led the 30-share Sensex with gains of over 2.77%, 2.33% and 2.58% respectively. Stocks like Jindal Steel, L&T, ICICI Bank and M&M ended with gains between 1%-2%. DLF was leading the losers list, down by 4%.
The market breadth, which indicates the overall health of the market, was positive. On the BSE, 1545 shares rose and 1427 shares fell. A total of 190 shares remained unchanged.
| Advance-Decline Table | |||
| Index | Advances | Declines | Unchanged |
| BSE 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 |
| BSE 200 | 88 | 104 | 8 |
| BSE 100 | 40 | 55 | 5 |
| BSE 500 | 224 | 252 | 24 |
| Others | 1180 | 999 | 153 |
In conclusion, we expect the markets to remain volatile as investors are very jittery about investing in markets that fail to provide any concrete direction. We advise our readers to stay cautious.
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