Market Pulse - 30 Dec, 2013
Markets after opening firm slipped in the early morning session and thereafter trading in a narrow range it closed lower. The S&P BSE Sensex fell by 0.24% or 50.57 points at 21,143.01. It touched a high of 21,304.70 and a low of 21,089.21 intraday. The CNX Nifty also closed down by 0.36% or 22.70 points at 6,291.10. It touched a high of 6,344.40 and a low of 6,273.15 intraday.
Among the sectoral indices, Realty index slipped by 1.59%, IT and Bankex fell by 0.85% and 0.67%. Healthcare, Capital Goods, Power, Consumer and Auto were other sectoral indices closing weak. Metal and FMCg sectoral indices gained by 0.68% and 0.33% and Oil & Gas index marginally up by 0.15% .In the broader markets Mid-cap index was tad down by 0.10% while Small-cap index ended marginally higher by 0.22%
Among the index gainers, BHEl surged by 3.52%, Coal India gained by 2.30%, HDFC and Tata Motors gained by 0.99% and 0.92%, RIL and Hindustan Unilever rising by 0.76% each. Sesa Sterlite, Gail (India), Dr Redyys Lab, Maruti Suzuki, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, ITC and HDFC Bank were other gainers.
Among the index losers, Infosys, Bajaj Auto, Mahindra & Mahindra, L&T, ICICI Bank, Cipla and Sun Pharma slipped between 2-1% each. ONGC and Hero MotoCorp declined by 0.96% and 0.92%, Tata Power and NTPC also fell by 0.84% and 0.80%. Wipro, Axis Bank, SBI, Hindalco Inds and TCS also closed weak.
However market breadth ended positive with 1,368 shares advancing as compared to 1,145 shares declining while 152 shares remained unchanged.
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