| | | | Index Performance | | Index | Sensex | Nifty | | Open | 9,034.90 | 2,776.70 | | High | 9,111.95 | 2,802.15 | | Low | 8,977.66 | 2,767.60 | | Today's Cls | 9,042.63 | 2,789.35 | | Prev Cls | 9,015.18 | 2,776.15 | | Change | 27.45 | 13.20 | | % Change | 0.30 | 0.48 | | | | Market Indicators | | Top Movers (Group A) | | Company | Price
(Rs) | %
chg | | Gainers | | Spice Tele | 82.40 | 21.98 | | Tech Mahindra | 267.10 | 12.34 | | CESC | 208.75 | 5.99 | | Mundra Port | 352.40 | 5.65 | | Wipro | 220.35 | 5.41 | | Losers | | IRB Infra | 99.20 | -6.24 | | Jain Irrigation | 363.00 | -5.48 | | Educomp Solutions | 2,015.65 | -4.82 | | Everest Kanto | 107.25 | -4.79 | | Rei Agro | 51.05 | -4.67 | | | Market Statistics | | - | BSE | NSE | | Advances | 1,073 | 500 | | Declines | 1,299 | 642 | | Unchanged | 104 | 69 | | Volume(Nos) | 21.51cr | 45.37cr | | | | | | Market Commentary | | | Sombre | | Exhibiting considerable volatility Sensex closes 27 points up. | | Despite mixed signals from Asian markets, Sensex was 20 points up at 9035 at opening bell. While the mood remained upbeat on strong buying in information technology, teck and | 
| | | consumer durable stocks, the rally gathered more steam in afternoon trades as Sensex touched the high of 9112. However the market witnessed a steady decline towards the close to slip below 9000 mark to touch an intra-day low of 8978. Sensex finally closed the day with marginal gains of 27 points at 9043, while Nifty was 13 points up at 2789 on close.
The market breadth was negative. Of the 2,476 stocks traded on the BSE 1,073 stocks advanced, whereas 1,299 stocks declined. Hundred and four stocks ended unchanged. Among sectoral indices, BSE IT was the major gainer rising by 2.45% for the day followed by BSE Teck that added 1.71% and BSE CD that advanced 1.12%. BSE CG lost 0.93%, BSE Realty slipped 0.63% and BSE Bankex shed 0.56%.
Among major gainers, Wipro flared up 5.41% at Rs220.35, Infosys added 2.50% at Rs1208.20, Grasim Industries shot up by 2.43% at Rs1,373.75, Maruti Suzuki India flared up 2.37% at Rs631.90, HDFC moved up 2.08% at Rs1392.65, Mahindra & Mahindra advanced 1.97% at Rs290.15, Tata Consultancy Services scaled up 1.91% at Rs1,489.75 and Ranbaxy Laboratories surged 1.49% at Rs207.80. However, Hindalco Industries dropped 3.49% at Rs40.10, ACC slipped 2.43% at Rs549.20 and ICICI Bank shed 2.13% at Rs361.50.
Over 2.19 crore shares of Wire & Wireless India changed hands on BSE followed by Cals Refineries (99 lakh shares), Spice Telecommunications (86 lakh shares), Suzlon Energy (80 lakh shares) and Satyam Computer Services (79 lakh shares). | | | | | | | | European Indices at 16:00 IST on 19-02-2009 | | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | | FTSE 100 Index | 4026.55 | 19.72 | 0.49 | | CAC 40 Index | 2893.20 | 19.13 | 0.67 | | DAX INDEX | 4231.48 | 26.52 | 0.63 | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Indices at close on 19-02-2009 | | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | | Nikkei 225 | 7557.65 | 23.21 | 0.31 | | Hang Seng Index | 13023.36 | 7.36 | 0.06 | | Kospi Index | 1107.10 | -6.09 | -0.55 | | Straits Times Index | 1629.35 | -21.71 | -1.31 | | Jakarta Composite Index | 1323.69 | -6.91 | -0.52 | | | | | | | | 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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