Markets Close A See-Saw Day In Positives

Vidrum / 20 Mar 2012

The Indian markets had a volatile trading day today. After opening higher, the markets went into the negative zone in the afternoon but finally closed the day in the green.

The Indian markets had a volatile trading day today. After opening higher, the markets went into the negative zone in the afternoon but finally closed the day in the green. The broader market closed marginally higher around 0.30%. All the sectoral indices closed in the green zone, except Auto, which closed down by 1.50%. Consumer Durables was the leading index, up 2.35%. Other sectors like Realty, FMCG and Healthcare closed higher more than 1%.

On the other hand, the other Asian Markets closed in the negative territory. Both Shanghai and Hang Seng closed today's session down by more than 1%. The Japanese market was closed today.

The European markets have extended their morning losses further. At present, all the three major indices, CAC, DAX and FTSE, are trading down by almost 1%.

Dow Jones Futures is currently trading 58 points or 0.44% down at 13109, indicating a negative sentiment in the US markets.

Benchmark Indices
IndexClosing% Change
SENSEX 17316.18 0.31
NIFTY 5274.85 0.34
Hang Seng 20888.24 -1.08
Nikkei 10141.99 0.00
Shanghai 2376.84 -1.38
Live
FTSE 5905.27 -0.94
DAX 7077.19 -1.08
CAC 3536.65 -1.15

Back home, Sun Pharma is the leading index gainer, up 2.57% at Rs 568.45. Stocks like Jindal Steel, DLF, Cipla, HDFC Bank etc. are up by more than 1%. Others like GAIL India, NTPC, HUL etc. closed the session marginally in the green zone. On the other hand, Auto stocks plunged on the back of news that petrol and diesel prices may be hiked soon. Tata Motors was the biggest index loser, down 4.11% to Rs 271.90. Bajaj Auto and Maruti Suzuki were among the other Auto stocks that closed down by almost 1%. Other stocks like Infosys, ICICI Bank and ONGC closed down, marginally in the red zone.

Amtek India closed up 8.09% to Rs 106.20 after the news that the company has raised USD 130 million (Rs 13 crore) 6% Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs). Thomas Cook closed 4.34% higher at Rs 68.50 after the company launched its 'Travel and Learn Packages'.

Sectoral Indices
Category/IndexCloseChange(Pts)Change (%)
Broad
MIDCAP 6,335.90 35.34 0.56
SMLCAP 6,630.43 -1.85 -0.03
BSE-100 9,121.04 38.23 0.42
BSE-200 2,146.97 9.96 0.47
BSE-500 6,726.66 29.65 0.44
Sectors      
CD 6,631.61 152.26 2.35
REALTY 1,777.50 25.25 1.44
FMCG 4,379.17 45.26 1.04
HC 6,420.43 64.38 1.01
BANKEX 11,836.77 100.16 0.85
OIL&GAS 8,185.71 49.66 0.61
POWER 2,154.84 12.25 0.57
PSU 7,378.50 26.7 0.36
METAL 11,465.83 35.7 0.31
IT 5,986.40 17.65 0.3
TECk 3,500.26 6.91 0.2
CG 10,030.99 4.17 0.04
AUTO 9,965.14 -151.44 -1.5

Advance-Decline Table
IndexAdvancesDeclinesUnchanged
BSE 30 18 12 0
BSE 100 72 27 1
BSE 200 136 62 2
BSE 500 282 209 8
Others 1051 1334 114

The market breadth, which indicates the overall health of the market, was negative. Out of a total of 3328 stocks traded on the BSE, 1644 declined, 1559 advanced and 125 remained unchanged.

In conclusion, we expect the markets to remain volatile as investors jittery about investing in markets that fail to provide any concrete direction.

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