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April 03, 2008

 

Index Performance

Index

Sensex

Nifty

Open

15,805.63

4,753.90

High

16,002.73

4,833.25

Low

15,699.21

4,738.20

Today's Cls

15,832.55

4,771.60

Prev Cls

15,750.40

4,754.20

Change

82.15

17.40

% Change

0.52

0.37

 

Market Indicators

Top Movers (Group A)

Company

Price 
(Rs)

%
chg

Gainers

GVK Power

40.25

7.33

Rolta India

289.45

6.89

Essar Shipping

180.95

6.47

Alstom Projects

615.00

5.17

Satyam Computer

428.05

5.11

Losers

Yes Bank

150.30

-6.33

Nagarjuna Construction

199.40

-5.99

Jindal Saw

619.60

-5.73

BHEL

1754.95

-5.27

Shree Precoated Steels

183.90

-4.99

Market Statistics

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BSE

NSE

Advances

1,215

457

Declines

1,409

717

Unchanged

63

19

Volume(Nos)

26.66cr

42.38cr

 Market Commentary 

Market ends flat amid volatility

After an intra-day swing of 303 points, the Sensex ended on a flat note.

The market was highly volatile as stocks gyrated between zones throughout the trading session, with the index witnessing an intra-day swing of 303 points.  

 

In initial trades, on the back of a firm global indices, the Sensex began on a positive note at 15,806, 56 points above its previous close and rallied sharply above the 16,000 level to touch an intra-day high of 16,003. Steady to firm selling pressure thereafter saw the index plunge deep in red to slip below the 15,700 mark and touch a low of 15,699. Although the Sensex managed to erase most of its losses on buying in most of the heavyweights, it still ended 82 points up at 15,833. The Nifty nearly ended flat at 4,772.

Movers & Shakers

  • Ranbaxy advanced on reports that the company is launching world’s first bio-generic recombinant injectible for the treatment of Osteoporosis in India.
  • i-flex Solutions gained after the company signed an agreement with Wipro under which Wipro will market, implement and support i-flex's products in the Middle East and Egypt.


The breadth of the market was negative. Of the 2,687 stocks traded on the BSE 1,409 stocks declined, 1,215 stocks advanced and 63 stocks ended unchanged. 

Among the sectoral indices, the BSE IT index rose 3.31% at 3,765, while the BSE Oil & Gas index, the BSE FMCG index, the BSE HC index, the BSE Metal index and the BSE Realty index ended with modest gains. The BSE CG & Power were the biggest losers and dropped by 2% each.

Selective buying helped the index overcome its losses. Satyam Computer flared up 5.11% at Rs428, Wipro advanced 5.04% at Rs435, TCS rose 4.13% at Rs885.95 and HUL added 3.20% at Rs243.35. Infosys, Reliance Industries, Tata Steel, Ambuja Cement, ACC and ONGC performed with steady gains. 

Selling was evident in select heavyweight counters. BHEL dropped 5.27% at Rs1,754.95, Mahindra & Mahindra declined 3.38% at Rs643.75, Reliance Energy tumbled 3.32% at Rs1,189.45, Maruti Suzuki shed 2.95% at Rs788.30, Grasim dipped 2.15% at Rs2,560, Tata Motors moved down by 1.43% at Rs628.70, HDFC moved down by 1.11% at Rs513.40 and Reliance Communications 1.09% at Rs510.

BSE Power stocks dropped sharply. Suzlon Energy dipped 4.68% at Rs272.10, ABB dropped 4.36% at Rs1,138.55, Areva declined by 3.57% at Rs1,463 and GMR infra lost 2.95% at Rs143. Torrent Pharma, Crompton and Tata power scaled down 2% each.

Over 1.80 crore IB Securties shares changed hands on the BSE followed by RNRL (1.40 crore shares), Ispat Industries (1.33 crore shares), RPL (1.17 crore shares) and Gammon Infra (1.05 crore shares).

European Indices at 16:10 IST on 03-04-2008

Index

Level

Change (pts)

Change (%)

FTSE 100 Index

5904.60

-11.30

-0.19

CAC 40 Index

4884.58

-27.39

-0.56

DAX Index

6754.00

-23.44

-0.35

Asian Indices at close on 03-04-2008

Index

Level

Change (pts)

Change (%)

Nikkei 225

13389.90

200.54

1.52

Hang Seng Index

24264.63

392.20

1.64

Kospi Index

1763.63

21.44

1.23

Straits Times Index

3171.55

46.94

1.50

Jakarta Composite Index

2237.97

-104.22

-4.45

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