| | Index Performance | Index | Sensex | Nifty | Open | 17,265.19 | 4,944.65 | High | 17,838.08 | 5,220.25 | Low | 17,265.19 | 4,944.65 | Today's Cls | 17,766.63 | 5,202.00 | Prev Cls | 16,949.14 | 4,929.45 | Change | 817.49 | 272.55 | % Change | 4.82 | 5.53 | | | Market Indicators | Top Movers (Group A) | Company | Price (Rs) | % chg | Gainers | Power Finance | 184.75 | 22.51 | IndusInd Bank | 104.45 | 16.38 | HPCL | 297.60 | 14.81 | Syndicate Bank | 96.95 | 13.92 | Indian Oil Corporation | 536.75 | 13.83 | Losers | United Phosphorus | 311.40 | -2.69 | Ipca Lab | 600.00 | -1.72 | BEML | 1,233.15 | -0.58 | Nirma | 184.75 | -0.46 | Concor | 1,717.30 | -0.19 | | Market Statistics | - | BSE | NSE | Advances | 2,057 | 1,075 | Declines | 697 | 124 | Unchanged | 41 | 10 | Volume(Nos) | 34.38cr | 54.92cr | | | | | Market Commentary | | Sensex rallies on buoyant overseas markets | Positive global cues and buoyancy in realty, power, oil and capital goods stocks saw the Sensex end with a gain of 817 points. | The market held firm above the 17,450 level for almost the entire trading session, as strong US and Asian markets created a perfect platform for investors. | | | After registering a gain of 341 points yesterday, the market resumed with a huge positive gap of 316 points at 17,265. The Sensex quickly moved up on sustained buying in realty, power, oil and capital goods stocks and the index touched the day's high of 17,838 towards the close. The Sensex finally ended the session at 17,767, up 817 points. The broad-based Nifty ended the session at 5,202, up 273 points. | | Movers & Shakers | - Orchid Chemicals surged on receiving USFDA nod for Granisetron generic formulation.
- Punj Lloyd jumped after the group received a $400 million (Rs1,119.2 crore) project from Marina Bay Sands Pte Ltd, Singapore.
- Gail moved up on signing a MoU with ITERA Oil & Gas Company of Russia.
- Steel Strips Wheels gained on receiving another export order for steel wheel rims from PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe's number two automotive manufacturer.
| | | Among the sectoral indices, the power index led the upsurge on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) with gains of 8.14% at 3,729 followed by the BSE Realty index (up 7.58% at 10,144), the BSE PSU index (up 7.55% at 8,352), the BSE CG index (up 7.53% at 16,282) and the BSE Oil & Gas index (up 7.42% at 10,932). The market breadth was extremely positive. Of the 2,795 stocks traded on the BSE, 2,057 stocks advanced, 697 stocks declined and 41 stocks ended unchanged. Out of the 30 Sensex stocks, 29 managed to end in the green. BHEL was the leading gainer and soared 12.63% at Rs2,232. Reliance Energy jumped 9.63% at Rs1,708, Reliance Communications shot up by 9.26% at Rs610, Hindalco advanced 9.20% at Rs164, ONGC moved up by 8.66% at Rs1,026, L&T added 7.03% at Rs3,507 and NTPC gained 6.84% at Rs201. However, Infosys slipped marginally at Rs1,547. Over 2.67 crore Reliance Natural Resources shares changed hands on the BSE followed by Jaiprakash Associates (1.86 crore shares), Reliance Petroleum ( 1.46 crore shares), Ispat Industries ( 1.13 crore shares) and Nagarjuna Fertilisers (1.05 crore shares). Jaiprakash Associates registered a turnover of Rs501 crore on the BSE followed by RNRL (Rs339 crore), Reliance Power (Rs303 crore), Reliance Capital (Rs237 crore) and Reliance Petroleum (Rs230 crore). | | | | | | | | European Indices at 16:15 IST on 14-02-2008 | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | FTSE 100 | 5892.20 | 12.10 | 0.21 | CAC 40 Index | 4888.66 | 33.26 | 0.69 | Dax Index | 6990.51 | 16.84 | 0.24 | | | | | | | | | | | Asian Indices at close on 14-02-2008 | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | Nikkei | 13626.45 | 558.15 | 4.27 | Hang Seng | 24021.68 | 852.13 | 3.68 | Kospi Index | 1697.45 | 65.67 | 4.02 | Straits Times | 3045.59 | 96.05 | 3.26 | Jakarta Composite | 2675.65 | 64.86 | 2.48 | | | | | | | | To know more about our products and services, click here. | | | | | | “This document has been prepared by Sharekhan Ltd. 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