Indices End On Mixed Note, Bajaj Auto Cruises
Suparna / 19 Jul 2013
The Indian markets continued to witness flattish trades till closing today. The Nifty remained range-bound and closed 8 points lower at 6030. The Sensex finished the day higher by 21 points at 20150. Most of the sectoral indices ended in the red, with only 4 of the 13 in positives.
The Indian markets continued to witness flattish trades till closing today. The Nifty remained range-bound and closed 8 points lower at 6030. The Sensex finished the day up by 21 points at 20150.
The advance-decline ratio ended on the negative side. On the NSE, 1458 shares closed in green and 1853 shares ended the day in red.
Top 5 Nifty Gainers: TCS closed the day with the highest gains, up by 4.9%. HCL Tech, Bajaj Auto, Tata Motor and GAIL were the others trading higher.
Top 5 Nifty Losers: BHEL finished 8.3% lower, followed by IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Ranbaxy Labs and Sun Pharma.
Most of the sectoral indices ended in the red, with only 4 of the 13 in positives. Bankex was the top loser, down by 235 points, while Capital Goods, Heathcare and Consumer Durables were also down by 189 points, 94 points and 76 points respectively. The Mid-Cap and Small-Cap indices also ended 35 points and 32 points lower respectively.
In the Asian markets, only the Hang Seng ended higher, gaining 17 points. Among the others, the Nikkei dipped by 218 points. Taiwan Weighted, Shanghai Composite and KOSPI also ended in negatives.
Buzzers: Bajaj Auto reported a 2.8% rise in its standalone net profits in Q1 to touch Rs 738 crore. The scrip surged 3.6% to Rs 1966. During the day, it saw a high of Rs 1987.
Hindustan Zinc surprised the market with a 5% year-on-year rise in its June quarter profit, which reached Rs 1660 crore. However, the stock dipped by 2.2% to Rs 104.The Nifty index struggled to break the higher levels but could not manage to do so. The 6070 level will be a crucial hurdle for the next trading session.
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