| | | | Index Performance | | Index | Sensex | Nifty | | Open | 9,226.20 | 2,780.70 | | High | 9,338.21 | 2,842.20 | | Low | 9,164.16 | 2,780.70 | | Today's Cls | 9,201.85 | 2,803.05 | | Prev Cls | 9,149.30 | 2,783.90 | | Change | 52.55 | 19.15 | | % Change | 0.57 | 0.69 | | | | Market Indicators | | Top Movers (Group A) | | Company | Price
(Rs) | %
chg | | Gainers | | Ispat Industries | 11.14 | 12.41 | | IB Securities | 23.05 | 10.55 | | Sesa Goa | 86.20 | 6.62 | | JSW Steel | 199.20 | 5.15 | | DLF | 139.75 | 5.15 | | Losers | | Aban Offshore | 430.25 | -7.78 | | Glenmark Pharma | 121.15 | -7.55 | | Aditya Birla Nuvo | 426.50 | -5.45 | | Sintex Industries | 125.70 | -5.38 | | Educomp Solutions | 1,412.85 | -5.18 | | | Market Statistics | | - | BSE | NSE | | Advances | 1,148 | 532 | | Declines | 1,278 | 623 | | Unchanged | 102 | 58 | | Volume(Nos) | 36.91cr | 74.10cr | | | | | | Market Commentary | | | Up 53 points | | Market closes with gains, but slips over 136 points from the day's high of 9338. | | Strong global markets and prevailing bullish sentiments helped Sensex to open with a positive gap of 77 points at 9226. The wide-based NSE's Nifty hit a high of 2842 | 
| | | points in mid-morning trades. The Asian indices like China's Shanghai Composite Index and South Koria's KOSPI Composite Index also closed in positive territory. Sensex gained 189 points on touching the day's high of 9338. The buoyancy in heavyweights and metal stocks kept the market bias up but the market moved in a narrow range throughout the session. Profit booking in some front-line stocks towards the close dragged Sensex to the intra-day low of 9164. Sensex finally wrapped up the session with gains of 53 points at 9202. Nifty closed at 2803, adding 19 points. The breadth of the market was negative. Of the 2,528 stocks traded on BSE, 1,278 stocks declined, 1,148 stocks advanced and 102 stocks ended unchanged.
Among sectoral indices, BSE Metal advanced by 2.99% followed by the BSE Realty (up 1.18% at 1399) and BSE Oil & Gas (up 0.73% at 6190). However, BSE HC and BSE CD closed in negative territory.
Select front-line stocks notched up significant gains. DLF rose 5.19% at Rs139.80, Tata Steel advanced 4.92% at Rs179.10, Sterlite Industries climbed 4.58% at Rs279.80, JP Associates surged 3.85% at Rs68.85, Maruti Suzuki India scaled up 3.16% at Rs602.40, Reliance Communications added 2.57% at Rs163.70, ONGC jumped 2.25% at Rs664.50, Bharti Airtel moved up by 1.46% at Rs163.70, Hindustan Unilever gained 1.42% at Rs268.20 and ACC was up 1.31% at Rs525. Among laggards, Mahindra & Mahindra slipped by 1.67% at Rs282.85 and Ranbaxy Laboratories dropped 1.32% at Rs206.20 while Hindalco Industries, Larsen & Toubro, ICICI Bank, Reliance Infrastructure, HDFC Bank and Tata Consultancy Services ended with marginal losses.
Over 6.90 crore WWIL shares changed hands on BSE followed by Satyam Computer Services (2.61 crore shares), Spice Communications (1.98 Crore hares), Dish TV (1.07 crore shares) and Ispat Industries (1.05 crore shares). | | | | | | | | European Indices at 16:00 IST on 04-02-2009 | | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | | FTSE 100 Index | 4201.23 | 36.77 | 0.88 | | CAC 40 Index | 3022.04 | 39.65 | 1.33 | | DAX INDEX | 4411.35 | 35.99 | 0.82 | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Indices at close on 04-02-2009 | | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | | Nikkei 225 | 8038.94 | 213.43 | 2.73 | | Hang Seng Index | 13093.89 | 287.00 | 2.25 | | Kospi Index | 1195.37 | 32.17 | 2.77 | | Straits Times Index | 1707.39 | -4.53 | -0.26 | | Jakarta Composite Index | 1320.36 | 16.03 | 1.23 | | | | | | | | 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 | |
