Indices Surge At Day’s End, DLF Up 4.2%
Suparna / 18 Sep 2013
The Indian markets moved up suddenly in the last half hour, with the Nifty ending up by 49 points at 5899 and Sensex 158 points higher at 19962. The INR also showed a positive sentiment, hovering around the 63.40 mark against the USD. DLF closed the day with the highest gains on the index.
The Indian markets saw a flattish trend till mid-market but moved up suddenly in the last half hour of the day. The Nifty ended up by 49 points at 5899 and Sensex closed 158 points higher at 19962. On the currency side, the INR is showing a positive sentiment, hovering around the 63.40 mark against the USD.
The advance-decline ratio was balanced in the closing session. On the NSE, 1682 shares closed in green, while 1621 shares ended the day in red.
Top 5 Nifty Gainers: DLF zoomed up by 4.2%, closing the day with the highest gains on the index. Grasim, NTPC, Tata Power and IDFC were among the others that ended higher.
Top 5 Nifty Losers: BHEL was the top loser, down by 4.98%, followed by Hero MotoCorp, Sesa Goa, NMDC and Cairn India.
All the sectoral indices closed in the green zone. Bankex gained 182 points by day’s end and FMCG was up by 92 points. Health Care and Oil & Gas were both higher by 74 points. Mid-Caps and Small-Caps gained 20 points and 4 points respectively. The Auto, Metal and IT indices saw nominal up-moves.
In the Asian markets, the Hang Seng closed down by 63 points and Taiwan Weighted also ended 40 points lower. The Nikkei market ended in positives, up by 193 points.
Buzzer: DLF has seen a good up-move over the past few days and made a high of Rs 161 today. If it closes above the Rs 165 level, it may see bullish trades ahead.
Nifty Futures broke a major intraday hurdle and closed above 5900 today. This indicates strong support at the 5850 level for the next trading session.
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