Europe spooks Indian mkts: Sensex ends down over 0.6%
17 Sep 2007
It
was a weak close for the markets on account of some negative cues from Europe.
Europe after opening in red sliped further, FTSE was down 2% following the suit
are CAC and DAX. Some of Asian markets came under pressure, Taiwan was down 1%,
Kospi ended flat and Hang Seng was down over 1%. All eyes are set on tomorrow''s
Fed meet where analyst are expecting a rate cut of 25 bps.
Technology and telecom stood out as the biggest losers with Reliance Communication, Satyam, TCS, Bharti Airtel and Infosys being among the top losers.
Consumer durables have stood out in todays trade and were among the top gainers followed by select auto, power, FMCG and metal stocks.
Advance tax numbers are out ICICI Banks number stood at Rs 450 crore, flat YoY basis and Ambuja Cement at Rs 200 crore versus Rs 120 crore (YoY).
Sensex was down 99.37 points or 0.64% at 15504.43, and the Nifty down 23.35 points or 0.52% at 4494.65.
About 1509 shares have advanced, 1443 shares declined, and 76 shares are unchanged.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 6,915.37 up 18 points or 0.30%.
The BSE Smallcap Index ended at 8,640.23 up 68 points or 0.8%.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was closed flat at 13,704.85. Reliance Infra, Triveni Engg, Kirloskar Oil, Bharat Bijlee closed higher.
The BSE Auto Index closed closed at 4,897.17 up 0.2%. Bajaj Auto, Cummins, Tube Investment, Hind Motors, Maruti Udyog ended in the green.
The BSE Metal Index closed at 12,011.58 up 0.3%. Sesa Goa, Shree Precoated, Hind Zinc, NALCO, Sterlite Ind advanced.
The BSE FMCG Index gained 0.9% at 2,090.79. United Brewerie, United Spirits, GlaxoSmith Con, Tata Tea ended in red.
BSE Oil and Gas Index closed at 8,372.09 down 0.2%.
The BSE IT Index closed at 4,387.26 down 1.4%. TCS down 2.5%, closes below Rs 1000; Satyam down 1.8%, Infosys down 1.76%.
The BSE Bankex was down 0.6% at 8,090.77. ICICI Bank down 1.23%, HDFC Bank down 0.53%.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 9373.78 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 35768.53 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 4673.34 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 49815.65 crore.
Asian markets were trading lower. Taiwan''s Taiwan Weighted plunged 1.15% or 103.87 points at 8,927.76, Singapore''s Straits Times was down 0.43% or 15.03 points at 3,521.37, South Korea''s Seoul Composite slipped 0.70% or 13.15 points at 1,856.87. However, Hong Kong''s Hang Seng gained 0.22% or 54.05 points at 24,952.16.