INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Sensex rose as much as 163.53 points in intraday trade and the Nifty traded six points shy of -11,500Domestic stock markets rose to
nearly three-week highs on Thursday, rising for the fifth session in a row with the NSE Nifty index just one point shy of 11,600
The S-P BSE Sensex index climbed as much as 505.7 points to touch 39,104.69 during the session and the broader Nifty benchmark rose 135.1
points hit to hit 11,599.10 on the upside - levels last seen on September 26 and 27 respectively
Gains across sectors barring IT - led by strong buying interest in banking, auto and consumer goods stocks - pushed the markets higher
Analysts awaited more large cap companies to report their earnings for the second quarter of the current financial year for cues.Sensex,
Nifty Clock Over 3% Gain In Five-Day Winning RunThe Sensex has risen 1,171.66 points - or 3.09 per cent - and the Nifty added 351.8 points -
or 3.13 per cent - in five consecutive sessions.Sensex, Nifty End Over 1% HigherThe Sensex ended 453.07 points - or 1.17 per cent - higher
at 39,052.06 and the Nifty settled at 11,586.35, up 122.35 points - or 1.07 per cent - from its previous close, extending gains to a fifth
Both the benchmark indices clocked their highest closing levels recorded since September 24.Power, Consumer Goods, Metal, Auto Sectors Move
HigherMost sectors traded higher
On the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), only two out of the nineteen sectoral indices were in the positive territory.IndexCh (%)S-P BSE
Power+1.60%S-P BSE Utilities+1.60%S-P BSE Fast Moving Consumer Goods+1.58%S-P BSE Metal+1.41%S-P BSE Auto+1.28%S-P BSE Capital
Goods+1.24%S-P BSE Consumer Discretionary Goods - Services+0.82%S-P BSE Bankex+0.73%S-P BSE Industrials+0.71%S-P BSE Consumer
Durables+0.64%S-P BSE Finance+0.60%S-P BSE Healthcare+0.59%S-P BSE Telecom+0.58%S-P BSE Basic Materials+0.55%S-P BSE Information
Technology+0.05%S-P BSE Teck+0.04%S-P BSE Energy0%S-P BSE Oil - Gas-0.04%S-P BSE Realty-0.19%Sensex Soares More Than 400 Points, Nifty Tops
11,550The Sensex soared 411.74 points to touch 39,010.73 at the day's strongest level, and the Nifty added 101.9 points to hit
11,565.90.At 2:26 pm, the Sensex traded 352.75 points - or 0.91 per cent - higher at 38,951.74 while the Nifty was at 11,549.20, up 85.20
earnings from Federal Bank signal that stress in the banking sector is limited to few groups Banking sector stocks are also rising ahead of
the settlement of weekly Nifty Bank derivatives contracts," AK Prabhakar, head of research at IDBI Capital, told
trade, and the broader Nifty benchmark came with 3.20 points of 11,500 as buying picked up in banking, auto and consumer goods stocks
The NSE's Nifty Bank sectoral index - comprising shares of 12 major banks in the country - went up as much as 0.80 per cent.RBL Bank and
Yes Bank jumped 7.54 per cent and 6.70 per cent respectively, whereas heavyweight SBI rose 1.15 per cent at its intraday high.Sensex, Nifty
Give Up Day's GainsThe markets turned flat as financial stocks gave in to selling pressure and gains in consumer goods shares were offset
by selling pressure in IT and metal counters
At 11:21 am, the Sensex traded 4.80 points higher at 38,603.79 whereas the Nifty was down 12.50 points at 11,451.50.Top Nifty laggards at
the time were Vedanta, Grasim, JSW Steel and Hindalco, trading between 1.89 per cent and 2.97 per cent lower.HDFC, Axis Bank, Bajaj Finance
Shares Top GainersTop Nifty Gainers Vs LosersEicher Motors, Britannia, Bajaj Finserv Top Nifty GainersIn the Nifty basket, 24 stocks moved
higher, 25 moved lower while one was flat
Top gainers were Eicher Motors, Britannia, Bajaj Finserv and HDFC, trading between 1.18 per cent and 4.09 per cent higher
On the other hand, Vedanta, JSW Steel, Hindalco and ONGC - trading between 1.31 per cent and 2.17 per cent - were the top laggards.Market
Breadth Favours GainsMarket breadth favoured gains with an advance-decline ratio of 5:4
On the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), 906 stocks traded higher, 754 moved lower and 104 remained unchanged
Consumer Goods+0.57%Nifty Media+1.10%Sensex Off Early Gains, Nifty Flat; Metal Sector Worst HitThe Sensex trimmed some of the early gains
and the Nifty turned flat amid selling pressure in metal and IT sectors
At 10:03 am, the Sensex traded 81.23 points - or 0.21 per cent - higher at 38,680.22 while the Nifty was down 0.90 point at 11,463.10
0.38 per cent - from its previous close.Sensex Up 160 Points In Pre-Open MarketThe S-P BSE Sensex index rose as much as 0.42 per cent - or
160.41 points - to touch 38,759.40 in the pre-opening session.At 9:05 am, the Sensex was up 63.37 points - or 0.16 per cent - at 38,662.36
RunThe S-P BSE Sensex index has gained a total 718.59 points - or 1.90 per cent - in past four sessions
The broader NSE Nifty benchmark has risen 237 points - clocking a rise of 2.11 per cent - during this period.Asian Markets Move Higher
Equities in other Asian markets rose, with MSCI's broadest index of Asia Pacific shares outside Japan last seen up 0.23 per cent
Chinese shares were mostly flat.SGX Nifty Futures Indicate Flat To Positive Start For Domestic MarketsDomestic stock markets are likely to
start Thursday's session on a flat note amid mild gains in Asian peers
The SGX Nifty futures are an early indicator of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) Nifty index in India.
