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Benchmark indices ended the six day losing streak to close marginally in the green after a volatile trade on the expiry day of the January derivative series. Sensex closed at 16306, up 17 points, while Nifty gained 14 points to finish at 4867. BSE Midcap index gained 0.24% while the Smallcap index lost 0.2%. Steel major Tata Steel reported better than expected quarterly results. Standalone net profit stood at Rs. 1191 cr, up 155% year-on-year as against expectation of Rs. 1022 cr. Sales grew 33% to Rs. 6307 cr. The stock surged 4.8%. For the January series Nifty and Sensex lost 6.4% and 6.6% respectively. European markets were up about 1%, led by bank and commodity stocks. US stock indices futures were up about half a percent ahead of the jobless claims data. |
Realty and Healthcare indices were the top gainers among the BSE sectoral indices for the day, putting on 1.6% and 1.3% respectively while Capital Goods and FMCG indices lost 0.3% and 0.2% respectively. Tata Steel surged 4.8%, becoming the top gainer among the Sensex stocks, followed by Wipro, up 2.8%. Bharti Airtel and R com lost the most, shedding 2.4% and 2% respectively. BSE advance-decline ratio stood at 1:1.5. Turnover touched fresh all time high of Rs. 192104 cr. |
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