03 Aug Closing Bell: Sensex and Nifty extend losses on grim sentiment, Reliance shares hit a new high

Indian share Markets extended its loss on Thursday closing after continuous selling pressure in metal and banking stocks. BSE Sensex closed lower by 239 points, or 0.74%, to 32,238, while the Nifty 50 fell 68 points to 10,014 points.

The BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.5 percent and the BSE Small-Cap index shed 0.95 percent. The fall in this index was higher than the Sensex's decline in percentage terms.

The market breadth showed weakness. About 1,793 shares declined and 827 shares advanced and a total of 153 shares unchanged. Reliance shares ended at new record closing high of Rs 1,655, up 1.6% after hitting an intraday peak of Rs 1,665.

Metal stocks declined after weak economic data in China. Jindal Steel & Power down 10.02%, Bhushan Steel slipped 3.65%, Vedanta shed 0.48% and Tata Steel down 1.4% among others.

RBI rate cut fails to cheer markets, Nifty ends below 10,100

The Sensex and Nifty ended lower after the RBI cut repo rate by 25 bps to 6%, the lowest since November 2010. Both the Indices had hit their highs of 32686 and 10137, respectively at open.   The repo rate cut came after a fall in food prices sent June consumer inflation to a more than 5-year low of 1.54 percent.
On Closing, the BSE Sensex declined 98.43 points at 32,476.74, while the Nifty50 index lost 33.15 points at 10,081.50.  The breadth, showing the overall vigor of the market was negative. On the BSE, 1595 shares declined and 1063 shares advanced and a  total of 175 shares were unchanged.
Ambuja Cements, NTPC and Adani Ports gained the most on Sensex and Nifty, while Indiabulls Housing, BHEL, Dr Reddy’s were the top losers.
Overseas, European markets edged lower since energy shares pulled back after a drop in oil prices, while Asian markets ended mixed after Asian technology stocks hit 17-year highs.

Sensex closes at new lifetime high of 31109, Nifty above 9,600 pts

The benchmark BSE Sensex hit record high on Monday rising 81.07 points to close at 31,109.28. The NSE Nifty-50 Index gained  9.80 points  at 9,604.90. The Sensex settled above the psychological 31000 mark after alternately moving above and below that level until early afternoon trade. On the BSE,  there were 1,799 declines against  861 advances and a total of 191 shares were unchanged.
Market sentiment was risen by hopes of timely onset of southwest rainfalls  after IMD in on 29 May 2017 said that conditions are becoming favorable for further advance of southwest monsoon over Kerala and parts of north-eastern states around 30th to 31st May 2017.
Consumer goods stocks like Hindustan Unilever, Dabur India and ITC rallied up to 3 percent pushing the Nifty FMCG index higher by over 1 percent. Tech Mahindra hit more than 3 year low after posting a 33 percent fall in consolidated profit for the March-quarter. The stock ended at Rs 380, down 11 percent
Stocks of Healthcare were the biggest drag on the index, after Sun Pharma fell nearly 13.2% to around 4-year low after the company on Friday reported a 14 percent fall in March-quarter profit.  Stocks of Aurobindo Pharma lost 5.5% while Lupin Ltd was down as much as 2.9%. Meanwhile, mobile carrier Reliance Communications slumped 23.5 percent to a record low of Rs 19.70 after posting its second straight quarterly loss over the weekend on account of a price war in the sector.

Sensex, Nifty hit record high levels for first time ever

The key benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged on broad-based buying support. On closing, the BSE Sensex, up 278.18 points or 0.90 percent to 31,028.21, while the Nifty-50 rose 85.35 points or 0.90 percent to 9,595.10. The both indices hit their respective record high levels in late trade. The broader, BSE Mid-Cap rose 2.06 percent and the Small-Cap index rose 1.60 percent, both these indices outperformed the BSE Sensex.

Stocks of private sector banks, metals and auto stocks were the Nifty gainers, while pharma stocks continued to bleed on the back of sluggish outlook. HPCL and ITC gained on the back of positive earnings, while large caps like Reliance Industries contributed majorly to the market’s gain.

ITC rose 2.14% to Rs 306.10 after company’s net profit jumped 12.13% to Rs 2,669.47 cr. Reliance Industries surged 2.69% to Rs 1,338, hitting a high of and low of Rs 1,344 and Rs 1,301, respectively.

Sun Pharm lost 4.44% to Rs 565.55, while Metal shares rose. Jindal Steel & Power went up 5.57%, Tata Steel rose 5.57% Vedanta jumped 4.32%, Steel Authority of India went up 3.68% among others.

Asian stocks ended on a mixed note and most European stocks were trading lower as a slouch in crude prices spoiled global risk appetite.

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, Nifty close flat; Auto, bank, infra stocks rise

The benchmark BSE Sensex closed at new peak level of 30,250.98, gaining 2.81 pts, while the NSE Nifty-50 index closed up 15.10 pts at record high of 9,422.40. Strong regional markets also aided sentiment.

Indian stocks previously extended their record-breaking ralley today with auto stocks moving on hopes of lower interest rates after a better monsoon prediction eased inflation worries in a country that depends mostly on rains to irrigate its farmlands.

Eicher Motors Ltd and Zee Entertainment emerged as top Nifty gainers today.  Sectorally, liquor stocks and metal stocks witnessed a sharp increase. HCL technologies Ltd rallied in the morning hours influenced by the strong quarter fourth earnings, slowly pared its gains to trade in the red terrain, closing its stocks at Rs 838.65 per share, down by 0.43 percent on the BSE.

Royal Enfield, Eicher Motors rallied on the exchanges hitting a fresh 52-week high of Rs 30,051 per share, closing at Rs 29,402.10 per share, up by 5.57 percent on the BSE.

On the BSE, 1,581 shares fell, 1,246 shares rose and a total of 165 shares were unchanged. The total turnover on BSE figured to Rs 4,011.58 Crore.