| | | | Index Performance | | Index | Sensex | Nifty | | Open | 9,361.66 | 2,696.30 | | High | 9,870.42 | 2,921.35 | | Low | 9,361.66 | 2,696.30 | | Today's Cls | 9,788.06 | 2,885.60 | | Prev Cls | 9,044.51 | 2,697.05 | | Change | 743.55 | 188.55 | | % Change | 8.22 | 6.99 | | | | Market Indicators | | Top Movers (Group A) | | Company | Price
(Rs) | %
chg | | Gainers | | JSW Steel | 304.75 | 32.70 | | India Infoline | 56.75 | 25.28 | | United Phosphorus | 105.20 | 23.76 | | Mahindra & Mahindra | 372.35 | 23.09 | | United Spirits | 887.50 | 19.44 | | Losers | | Bharat Petroleum | 286.20 | -7.12 | | Bharat Forge | 10.50 | -5.62 | | EIH | 83.90 | -4.44 | | Oriental Bank | 121.75 | -4.36 | | Suzlon Energy | 44.45 | -3.79 | | | Market Statistics | | - | BSE | NSE | | Advances | 1,577 | 844 | | Declines | 916 | 355 | | Unchanged | 82 | 37 | | Volume(Nos) | 26.98cr | 65.99cr | | | | | | Market Commentary | | | Up for third day | | The Sensex clocked solid gains and closed at 9,788 (up 8.22%) amid buying in heavyweight, metal and oil & gas stocks. | | The Sensex continued to move up for the third consecutive day with the index registering smart gains on buying in heavyweight and sectoral stocks. | 
| | | The 30-stock benchmark index of the BSE was above 9,300 points at the starting bell and touched the high at 9,870. However, it pared the gains on selling in heavyweights and shed sharply to touch the low of 9,362 towards the close. The Sensex came close to testing 9,400 towards the day’s close, but ended the session with a gain of 744 points at 9,788. Nifty gained 189 points to close at 2,886.
The breadth of the market was marginally positive. Of the 2,575 stocks traded on the BSE, 1,577 stocks advanced, whereas 916 stocks declined. Eighty two stocks ended unchanged. Of the 13 sectoral indices, BSE Metal surged 10.20% to 5,367 followed by BSE Oil & Gas (up 9.11% to 6,195) and BSE Bankex (up 7.21% to 5,011). The remaining indices also ended higher.
Among the gainers, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) advanced 23.09% to Rs372.35, HDFC surged 17.48% to Rs1,764, JP Associates added 16.55% to Rs71.85, ICICI Bank advanced 15.50% to Rs399.35, Sterlite Industries gained 14.48% to Rs282.20, Reliance Industries jumped 13.81% to Rs1,370.75 and Reliance Communications was up 13.76% to Rs220.70. However, Ranbaxy Laboratories dropped 1.97% to Rs169.45 and Tata Consultancy Services declined 0.93% to Rs537.45.
Over 1.68 crore Suzlon Energy shares changed hands on the BSE followed by Hindalco Industries (1.34 crore shares), Reliance Petroleum (1.00 crore shares), Unitech (84.98 lakh shares) and Core Projects & Technologies (81 lakh shares). | | | | | | | | European Indices at 16:15 IST on 31-10-2008 | | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | | FTSE 100 Index | 4,219.55 | -72.1 | -1.68 | | CAC 40 Index | 3,356.29 | -51.53 | -1.51 | | DAX Index | 4844.49 | -24.81 | -0.51 | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Indices at close on 31-10-2008 | | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | | Nikkei 225 | 8,576.98 | -452.78 | -5.01 | | Hang Seng Index | 13,968.67 | -361.18 | -2.52 | | Kospi Index | 1113.06 | 28.34 | 2.61 | | Straits Times Index | 1794.2 | -7.71 | -0.43 | | Jakarta Composite Index | 1256.7 | 82.84 | 7.06 | | | | | | | | 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.
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