| | | | Index Performance | | Index | Sensex | Nifty | | Open | 14,562.68 | 4,395.80 | | High | 14,986.63 | 4,515.15 | | Low | 14,529.21 | 4,376.00 | | Today's Cls | 14,961.07 | 4,502.85 | | Prev Cls | 14,577.87 | 4,395.35 | | Change | 383.20 | 107.50 | | % Change | 2.63 | 2.45 | | | | Market Indicators | | Top Movers (Group A) | | Company | Price
(Rs) | %
chg | | Gainers | | Indian Bank | 118.10 | 11.63 | | Phoenix Mills | 201.70 | 9.98 | | Ashok Leyland | 31.85 | 9.83 | | Bajaj Holdings | 375.20 | 9.29 | | HCL Tech | 240.45 | 9.25 | | Losers | | Sterlite Industries | 581.75 | -6.76 | | Sesa Goa | 3336.75 | -5.95 | | Gujarat NRE Coke | 103.85 | -5.93 | | Maytas Infra | 419.40 | -5.17 | | Cairn India | 232.85 | -4.08 | | | Market Statistics | | - | BSE | NSE | | Advances | 1,779 | 845 | | Declines | 923 | 356 | | Unchanged | 65 | 33 | | Volume(Nos) | 44.36cr | 75.86cr | | | | | | Market Commentary | | | Sensex gains amid sharp volatility | | The Sensex witnessed sharp intra-day swings and gained 383 points on selective buying in index pivotal stocks. | | The Sensex seems to be determined to make new highs in every session as bulls eye the 15,000 mark.But today's rally was mainly backed by the upsurge in few select heavyweight stocks. | 
| | | Tracking negative global cues, the Sensex opened 12 points lower and immediately touched the day’s low at 14,529. The strong bearish sentiment kept the Sensex in negative and positive territory throughout the trading session, but a bout of buying in banking and realty stocks catapulted the index to the day's high of 14,987 in the late afternoon. The Sensex finally ended the session at 14,961, up 383 points. The Nifty closed 108 point up at 4,503.
The breadth of the market was positive. Of the 2,767 stocks traded on the BSE, 1,779 (~64%) stocks advanced, 923 (~33%) stocks declined and 65 (~2%) stocks ended unchanged. On the sectoral front, BSE Bankex was up 6.65% at 7,218, BSE Realty index gained 6.56% at 5,575, while the BSE Auto index, BSE Power index, BSE PSU index, BSE CG index, BSE Teck index, BSE FMCG index, BSE IT index, BSE Oil & Gas index and BSE HC index were up by around 1-4% each.
Action in select index heavyweights lifted the market. ICICI Bank led the pack and shot up by 8.24% to Rs693.30. DLF soared 7.66% at Rs553.15, Maruti Suzuki India surged 7.38% at Rs614.40, HDFC Bank flared up by 6.83% at Rs1,184.35, Grasim Industries jumped by 6.56% at Rs2,018.60, JaiPrakash Associates added 6.05% at Rs185.05, Mahindra & Mahindra advanced by 5.46% at Rs548 and ACC moved up by 5.18% at Rs616.15. However Sterlite Industries slipped 6.76% at Rs575.05, Tata Steel fell by 2.28% at Rs675.95, Tata Power lost 1.61% at Rs1,101.35 and Ranbaxy Laboratories was down 1.52% at Rs516.05.
Over 2.74 crore shares of Reliance Natural Resources changed hands on the BSE followed by Ispat Industries (2.07 crore shares), IFCI (1.26 crore shares) and Reliance Petroleum (1.02 crore shares). | | | | | | | | European Indices at 16:05 IST on 05-08-2008 | | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | | FTSE 100 Index | 5404.10 | 83.90 | 1.58 | | CAC 40 Index | 4339.59 | 58.96 | 1.38 | | DAX Index | 6490.04 | 140.23 | 2.21 | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Indices at close on 05-08-2008 | | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | | Nikkei 225 | 12914.66 | -18.52 | -0.14 | | Hang Seng Index | 21949.75 | -565.17 | -2.51 | | Kospi Index | 1535.54 | -7.51 | -0.49 | | Straits Times Index | 2860.51 | -15.57 | -0.54 | | Jakarta Composite Index | 2185.61 | -42.05 | -1.89 | | | | | | | | 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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