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Market update: Sensex slips 93 points; Tata Motors down 4 per cent news
26 March 2007


Indices have slipped further in early afternoon trades mostly on account of weakness in auto stocks. Most other Asian markets are holding on to their gains while Europe has opened lower

Sensex is trading lower by 93 points at 13193 at 01.10 PM.

Nifty is now trading lower by 15 points at 3846

Tata Motors gas slipped further and remains the worst performer among index stocks with losses of 4 per cent. Maruti has slipped close to 2 per cent while M&M and Bajaj Auto have lost nearly a per cent each.

HDFC Bank has declined close to 3.5 per cent after a weak start while HDFC is trading lower by over a per cent.

Infosys has declined further and is now down close to 1.5 per cent.

Suzlon is down over 1.5 per cent while L&T has lost well over a per cent.

Dabur is the other major loser, down over 1.5 per cent.

ONGC has moved up and is now trading close to a per cent higher while HPCL has added nearly 2 per cent. IPCL has gained close to a per cent.

MTNL has gained further and is now trading nearly 2.5 per cent higher.

PNB has come off its highs and is now trading nearly a per cent higher.

Tata Steel is holding on to gains of close to 1.5 per cent.

Cement stocks have shed all their early gains. Only Grasim is holding on to gains of nearly 0.5 per cent.

Tata Power and Ranbaxy are the other gainers.

Mid-caps and small caps have given up their early gains and have slipped into the red. The NSE mid-cap index is now trading with losses of over 0.2 per cent. BSE mid-cap index is trading with losses of over 0.25 per cent and the BSE small-cap index has lost 0.15 per cent. Market breadth on the NSE is negative in early afternoon trades.

Sugar stocks are holding on to their early gains. Ponni Sugar is trading nearly 13.5 per cent higher and Dharani has rallied close to 9.5 per cent. Sakthi Sugar has added close to 7.5 per cent.

Emkay Stock and Share, Batliboi, Nitco Tiles, Page Industries, Uniphos, BEPL and Rajvir are the major mid-cap gainers.

Nahar Exports remains locked in 20 per cent down circuit and Nahar Spinning has lost close to 16 per cent.

Magma Leasing, Transwarranty Finance, Sarla Poly, Supreme Yarn, India Bulls Real Estate and Mahindra Ugine are the other major mid-cap losers.



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Market update: Sensex slips 93 points; Tata Motors down 4 per cent