Market ends flat: Auto, pharma, IT stocks underperformed
14 Sep 2007
The
markets ended flat after opening on a strong note. They could not sustain their
position at the higher levels as profit booking set in during the later part of
the day. Auto, FMCG, pharma and IT stocks are under pressure. The fall comes in
despite some strong Asian cues. At this point all eyes are on 18 September for
Fed decision, analyst are expecting 25 bps cut.
The broader markets underperformed the benchmark indices and closed with moderate losses.
Pharma, IT and auto indices were among the top losers among the BSE indices. Select banking, metal and realty stocks held out their gains.
Top gainers on the indices are ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, L&T, MTNL, Sterlite Ind, Tata Steel and ITC .
Top losers on the indices are NTPC, Reliance Communication, ACC, Sun Pharma, HCL Tech, Maruti Udyog and HUL.
Sensex was down 10.64 points or 0.07% at 15603.80, and the Nifty down 10.95 points or 0.24% at 4518.00.
About 1106 shares have advanced, 1850 shares declined, and 69 shares are unchanged.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 6,897.00 up 50 points or 0.72%.
The BSE Smallcap Index ended at 8,572.76 up 66 points or 0.8%.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was closed at 13,701.56 down 0.2%. Lakshmi Machine, Crompton Greave, Greaves Cotton, AIA Engineering, Alfa Laval closed lower.
The BSE Auto Index closed closed at 4,885.47 down 1%. TVS Motor, Escorts, Cummins, Hind Motors, Maruti Udyog ended in the red.
The BSE Metal Index closed at 11,979.96 up 0.5%. Shree Precoated, Jindal Saw, Sterlite Ind, Mah Seamless advanced.
The BSE FMCG Index closed flat at 2,072.81. Tata Tea, United Brewerie, GlaxoSmith Con, Bata India ended in red.
BSE Oil and Gas Index closed at 8,387.22 up 0.1%. Reliance Petro, Reliance closed in green.
The BSE IT Index closed at 4,449.14 down 0.8%. Mphasis, Financial Tech, Wipro, HCL Tech closed lower.
The BSE Bankex was up 0.6%. ICICI Bank,HDFC Bank, Karnataka Bank, Kotak Mahindra closed higher.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 12490.58 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 47177.37 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 6474.89 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 66142.84 crore.
Asian markets are trading strong. Japan''s Nikkei rose 1.13% or 179.26 points at 16,000.45, Hong Kong''s Hang Seng surged 1.07% or 261.38 points at 24,798.40, Taiwan''s Taiwan Weighted advanced 0.57% or 50.88 ppoints at 8,978.30, Singapore''s Straits Times was up 1.26% or 44.06 points at 3,548.46 and South Korea''s Seoul Composite climbed 1.06% or 19.63 points at 1,867.65.
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