Wednesday, 2 August 2017

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.

Thursday, 1 June 2017

Sensex, Nifty ended lower; broader markets outperforms, ICICI drags

Stock Market Update, BSE Midcap, BSE Smallcap, Investment Advisory
The key indices  Sensex and Nifty ended the session on a negative terrain in a volatile trade, The BSE Sensex went down 8.21 pts at 31,137.59, while the NSE Nifty-50 index ended 5.15 pts lower at 9,616.10.  The market breadth was positive with 1413 advancing shares against a decline of 1262 shares, and there were 178 shares unchanged. BSE Midcap and BSE Smallcap index outperformed, BSE Midcap index was up 0.48 percent, while BSE Smallcap index rally above 1 percent.
Auto, Capital Goods, Consumer Durables, FMCG, Healthcare, and IT index showed the positive strength, while BANKEX, Bank Nifty, Metals, Oil & Gas, PSU, and Teck were down
Today.
Adani Ports was the star performer on both indices today, along with HUL, Larsen, Sun Pharma, and IT, while, Vedanta, ICICI Bank, Hindalco, ONGC, and Tata Steel were losing sheen.

Wednesday, 31 May 2017

Sensex, Nifty touches record high; Aviation stocks surged

The benchmark Sensex and Nifty snapped 4-session long gaining streak to end lower on Wednesday as investors waited for GDP data due later today.
The BSE Sensex ended at 31,145, down 13.60 points, while the broader Nifty50 closed at 9,621.25, down 3.30 points.  BSE Midcap and the BSE Small-cap indices rising up to 1 percent each. On the BSE, 1,384 shares advanced and 1,284 shares declined and a total of 181 shares were unchanged.
The index  heavyweight stocks such as, HDFC Bank,  ICICI Bank and ITC pushed Nifty and Sensex to their all-time highs of 9,649 level and 31,255 level respectively. ICICI Bank touched its fresh 52-week high of Rs 327.4/ share on NSE in today’s  trade.
Aviation stocks surged in spite of decline in global crude oil prices. Inter-Globe Aviation went up 4.09%, SpiceJet rose 4.39% and Jet Airways advanced 3.91 percent.
Oil exploration companies’ shares declined tracking fall in global crude oil prices. Oil India Ltd went down 2.18%, ONGC slipped 0.81% and Reliance Industries notched 1.57% edging lower.

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