Markets In Range-Bound Trades
Suparna / 18 Jul 2013
The Indian markets opened flat, positive in the morning trading session. The Nifty opened higher by 12 points at 5985 and Sensex was up 42 points at 19990. The Healthcare index is the highest gainer so far, up by 114 points.
The Indian markets opened flat, positive in the morning trading session. The Nifty opened higher by 12 points at 5985 and Sensex was up 42 points at 19990. Both indices opened up in the range of 0.23%-0.25%. The global markets are also seeing flattish trades.
The advance-decline ratio, though, is negative this morning. On the NSE, 1526 shares are trading in gains and 1796 shares are down.
Top 5 Nifty Gainers: Lupin is the top gainer for the morning session, up by 3.1%. ONGC, DLF, BHEL and Hindalco are among the others trading higher.
Top 5 Nifty Losers: Mahindra & Mahindra is down by 2.7%, followed by ICICI Bank, Kotak Bank, HCL Tech and Axis Bank.
10 out of the 13 sectors are trading in the green zone. Healthcare is the highest gainer so far, up by 114 points, Capital Goods is higher by 64 points, FMCG has gained 60 points and Oil & Gas is up 56 points. Mid-Caps and Small-Caps were both up in the range of 10 points. On the other hand, Bankex and Auto has continued to trade lower since yesterday, dipping by 79 points and 70 points respectively.
In the Asian markets, the Nikkei is the top gainer, up by 193 points. The Hang Seng saw weak trades and was down by 7 points. Shanghai Composite, Taiwan Weighted and KOSPI are also trading on a negative note.
Buzzer: Havells India crossed a major hurdle of Rs 810 and hit a 52-week high at Rs 817.45 in the morning session. If the stock sustains at the current levels, it may touch Rs 824 by closing.
The Nifty is consolidating between 5970-6010. If it breaks the 6025 level, it could move higher.
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