Sensex, Nifty close lower, Asian Paints, Axis Bank biggest losers

The benchmark indices settled with small losses after a range-bound trade, since investors booked profits after indices scaled record highs yesterday, 11 May 2017. The BSE Sensex slid 62.83 points or 0.21% at 30,188.15, while the NSE Nifty-50 index fell 21.50 points or 0.23% at 9,400.90. The indices snapped 4-day winning streak today, 12 May 2017.
The BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.69% and the Small-Cap index shed 0.8%. The declines in the indices were higher than Sensex's fall in percentage terms.
Bank stocks declined with SBI down 0.47%, Canara Bank dip 1.44%, Union Bank of India declined 1.82% among others.  Among private sector banks, Axis Bank down 2.69%, ICICI Bank fell 1.12%, IndusInd Bank down 1.06%), and Yes Bank declined 5.78% while HDFC Bank rose 0.14%.
Asian Paints dropped 2.81%, after company’s net profit rose 10.4% to Rs 462.22 crore on 8.9% rise in revenue.
Eicher Motors  Ltd fell about 1 percent  after rising for five consecutive sessions, while Ashok Leyland down 1.7% after two winning session’s  gains.  Shares of Reliance Infrastructure rose  the Delhi Airport Metro, won an arbitration case against Delhi Metro Rail Corpn.

Sensex gains 231 points, Nifty ends above 9350 as banking stocks jump

Indian Stock market registered modest gains buoyed by encouraging sentiment in European trading. The BSE Sensex rose 231.41 points at 30,126.21. The NSE Nifty-50 index rose 47.95 points at 9,359.90. The Sensex settled higher than the psychological 30,000 level. The market breadth was balanced. About 1,428 shares advanced against 1,431 declining shares on the BSE.

Public sector banks’ stocks surged on reports that the Union Cabinet approved promulgation of an ordinance to modify the Banking Regulation Act for resolution of the bad loan trouble facing banks. Union Bank of India rose 6.72%, IDBI Bank surged 2.46%, SBI up 3.39%, Bank of Baroda rose 3.06% and PNB edged higher, BY 3.41%.

Housing finance topper HDFC declined 1 percent at Rs 1,555.35 after its consolidated profit fell 21.58 percent to Rs 2,044.20 crore on 7.7% decline in total income to Rs 8,514.51 crore in fourth quarter March 2017 year-on-year. The result was posted during market hours today.

Overseas, European stocks jumped higher aided by corporate earnings. Asian stocks clocked a mixed trend after the U.S Federal Reserve showed it remains on track to deliver two more rate hikes by year-end.

Sensex, Nifty close slightly lower as healthcare, FMCG stocks fall

BSE Sensex rose for a second consecutive day on Friday and was on track to gain a small weekly gain as investors hunted for bargains after recent falls, with Reliance Industries leading gainers after the company commissioned a key hydrocarbon unit.

The barometer index, the BSE Sensex, fell 57 points or 0.19% at 29,365.30, while the Nifty50 index fell 17 points or 0.19% at 9,119. Slackness in European stocks dampened sentiment. BSE Small-cap and BSE mid-cap hit record highs, with the Nifty Smallcap-100 index rising 1.1%, while the Nifty Midcap-100 index up 0.6%.

Reliance, HDFC Bank and NTPC gained the most on BSE Sensex while ITC, Sun Pharma, Adani Ports and Cipla were the biggest losers on the index.

HDFC Bank’s shares hit record high of Rs 1,500, up 2.6% on BSE after the bank reported a better growth of 18% in standalone net profit at Rs 3,990 crore for the quarter ended March 2017.

Asian stocks finished mixed from the most recent closing prices. European markets are lower. The rupee was trading at Rs 64.57 against the US Dollar in the afternoon session, while Oil prices were trading at USD 50.67.