Sensex and Nifty close at record highs as IT, telecom stocks rise

Benchmark BSE Sensex closed at 30,582.60 higher by 260.48 points or 0.8% whereas  Nifty-50 closed at 9,512.25 higher by 66.85 points or 0.7%, on Tuesday backed by PSU banks, FMCG, auto and IT stocks.
Nifty PSU Bank index led the market rally in today’s trading session  gaining 2.4% during the trade, while the Nifty closed above 9,500 for the first time ever, Sensex closed above its psychological 30,500 mark. Reliance, SBI, ITC and TCS contributed 45% to the Nifty gains, with IOC and Indian Hotels being the prominent Nifty gainers.
ITC gained 2.2 percent to Rs 283.45, hitting a  high and low of  Rs 284.25 and 278.10  respectively, in intraday trade.  Auto stocks rose with  Hero MotoCorp gaining 3.2%, Eicher Motors went up 1.39%, Tata Motors rose 1.23%, Bajaj Auto went up  0.98% among others.
The market breadth was strong with  853 advancing stocks against 791 declining stocks  and 307 unchanged stocks on NSE.
The stock of Voltamp Transformers surged 8% as the company today reported a net profit at Rs 22.65 Cr, for the quarter ended March 2017, versus Rs 19.21 Cr, for the corresponding quarter of the last year.

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.