| | Index Performance | Index | Sensex | Nifty | Open | 19,128.86 | 5,729.25 | High | 19,211.58 | 5,743.55 | Low | 19,019.33 | 5,655.60 | Today's Cls | 19,127.73 | 5,698.15 | Prev Cls | 19,247.54 | 5,731.70 | Change | -119.81 | -33.55 | % Change | -0.62 | -0.59 | | | Market Indicators | Top Movers (Group A) | Company | Price (Rs) | % chg | Gainers | Ashok Leyland | 47.65 | 16.65 | Hexaware | 84.15 | 14.18 | TVS Motor | 70.15 | 12.24 | Chennai Petroleum | 407.75 | 11.16 | Nirma | 224.10 | 9.02 | Losers | Jindal Steel | 13,283.25 | -5.94 | Adani Enterprises | 820.30 | -5.00 | National Fertilizers | 71.35 | -4.80 | Balaji Telefilms | 358.25 | -4.80 | GMDC | 466.80 | -4.62 | | Market Statistics | - | BSE | NSE | Advances | 1,299 | 498 | Declines | 1,478 | 658 | Unchanged | 66 | 27 | Volume(Nos) | 38.47cr | 59.49cr | | | | | Market Commentary | | Sensex drops 120 points on weak international markets | Weakness in international markets and heavy selling in heavyweight, metal, and banking stocks led the Sensex drop by 0.62% at close. | After surging over 395 points in yesterday's trades, the market failed to rally further as weak Asian indices and | | | the overnight fall in the US bourses weighed on the sentiment. Barring the realty and auto stocks, most of the sectors came under selling pressure. The Sensex opened with a negative gap of 119 points at 19,129 and did not recover through the day from the early slide. While the market moved in a range for the better part of the trading session, the index saw some profit bookings in the afternoon and touched the day's low of 19,019. However, the Sensex pared some losses on selective buying and ended the session with a loss of 120 points at 19,128, while the Nifty declined by 34 points to close at 5,698. | | Movers & Shakers | - KEC International slipped despite bagging two contracts in Saudi Arabia and Namibia worth Rs400 crore.
- Kansai Nerolac closed in the red despite winning award for its Excellence in Corporate Governance, 2007 from ICSI.
| | | The market breadth was weak. Of the 2,843 stocks traded on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), 1,478 stocks declined, 1,299 stocks advanced and 66 stocks ended unchanged. Among the sectoral indices, the BSE Metal index dropped by 1.03%, while the BSE Bankex index, the BSE Power index and the BSE Teck index were down over 0.50% each. However, the BSE Realty index was up by 1.24%, the BSE Auto index added 0.99%, while the BSE IT and the BSE CG index gained marginally. Heavyweights led the fall in the Sensex. Bharti Airtel slipped by 3.32% at Rs917, ICICI Bank slumped by 2.18% at Rs1,132, Reliance Energy shed 1.91% at Rs1,755, Maruti Suzuki lost 1.55% at Rs938, NTPC was down 1.53% at Rs235 and Hindalco tumbled by 1.52% at Rs191. ACC, Reliance Industries, ONGC and Ranbaxy declined by around 1% each. Among the gainers BHEL rose 2.60% at Rs2,673, Bajaj Auto jumped 2.54% at Rs2,653, SBI surged 1.38% at Rs2,273, TCS gained 1.20% at Rs997, Wipro moved up by 1.12% at Rs458, while Tata Motors, DLF, Ambuja Cement, Grasim and Satyam Computer ended with modest gains. Over 2.12 crore Ashok Leyland shares changed hands on the BSE followed by Essar Oil (1.69 crore shares), Mundra Port (1.47 crore shares), Ispat Industries (1.35 crore shares) and IFCI (1.35 crore shares). Mundra Port was the most actively traded counter with a turnover of Rs1,457 crore on the BSE followed by Essar Oil (Rs361 crore), Reliance Petroleum (Rs242 crore), Jindal Steel (Rs185 crore) and Deccan Aviation (Rs143 crore). | | | | | | | | European Indices at 16:10 IST on 27-11-2007 | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | FTSE 100 | 6166.80 | -13.70 | -0.22 | CAC 40 Index | 5453.12 | -5.27 | -0.10 | DAX Index | 7536.63 | -30.73 | -0.41 | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Indices at close on 27-11-2007 | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | Nikkei | 15222.85 | 87.64 | 0.58 | Hang Seng | 27210.21 | -416.41 | -1.51 | Kospi Index | 1859.79 | 4.46 | 0.24 | Straits Times | 3372.64 | -45.94 | -1.34 | Jakarta Composite Index | 2627.95 | -20.09 | -0.76 | | | | | | | | To know more about our products and services, click here. | | | | | | “This document has been prepared by Sharekhan Ltd. This Document is subject to changes without prior notice and is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed to and may contain confidential and/or privileged material and is not for any type of circulation. Any review, retransmission, or any other use is prohibited. Kindly note that this document does not constitute an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. Though disseminated to all the customers simultaneously, not all customers may receive this report at the same time. SHAREKHAN will not treat recipients as customers by virtue of their receiving this report. The information contained herein is from publicly available data or other sources believed to be reliable. While we would endeavour to update the information herein on reasonable basis, SHAREKHAN, its subsidiaries and associated companies, their directors and employees (“SHAREKHAN and affiliates”) are under no obligation to update or keep the information current. Also, there may be regulatory, compliance, or other reasons that may prevent SHAREKHAN and affiliates from doing so. We do not represent that information contained herein is accurate or complete and it should not be relied upon as such. This document is prepared for assistance only and is not intended to be and must not alone betaken as the basis for an investment decision. The user assumes the entire risk of any use made of this information. Each recipient of this document should make such investigations as it deems necessary to arrive at an independent evaluation of an investment in the securities of companies referred to in this document (including the merits and risks involved), and should consult its own advisors to determine the merits and risks of such an investment. The investment discussed or views expressed may not be suitable for all investors. We do not undertake to advise you as to any change of our views. Affiliates of Sharekhan may have issued other reports that are inconsistent with and reach different conclusion from the information presented in this report. This report is not directed or intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity who is a citizen or resident of or located in any locality, state, country or other jurisdiction, where such distribution, publication, availability or use would be contrary to law, regulation or which would subject SHAREKHAN and affiliates to any registration or licensing requirement within such jurisdiction. The securities described herein may or may not be eligible for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain category of investors. Persons in whose possession this document may come are required to inform themselves of and to observe such restriction. SHAREKHAN & affiliates may have used the information set forth herein before publication and may have positions in, may from time to time purchase or sell or may be materially interested in any of the securities mentioned or related securities. SHAREKHAN may from time to time solicit from, or perform investment banking, or other services for, any company mentioned herein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall SHAREKHAN, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in, or related to, computing or compiling the information have any liability for any damages of any kind. Any comments or statements made herein are those of the analyst and do not necessarily reflect those of SHAREKHAN.” | To unsubscribe write to myaccount@sharekhan.com | |