The
benchmark indices pared losses on Thursday after the RBI decided to
keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.25% in proportion to the market
expectations. The Sensex
was down 46.90 points at 29,927.34, while the Nifty
was down 13.30 points at 9,251.85 on closing. BSE Midcap
gained 0.15%, while BSE Smallcap
was down 0.23%. Market breadth showed gains with 1,476 advances
against 1,403 declines on the BSE while a total of 140 stocks
remained unchanged.
SBI,
ITC and Hindalco were among the top losers, while BHEL, Tata Steel
and Zee Entertainment were the top gainers on both BSE and NSE.
Nifty
Bank index fell nearly 0.55%. The bank index has grown about 19 %
percent this year. Jindal Steel and Power gained nearly 5.22%
after posting a 12.3% rise in row, in quarterly consolidated steel
production.
Asian
markets finished
on mixed note The Shanghai Composite gained 0.33%, while the Nikkei
225 led the Hang Seng lesser, falling 1.40% and 0.52%
respectively. The Indian
rupee was trading
at Rs 65.04 against the US dollar in the afternoon session,
while the Oil prices
were trading at US dollar 51.18.