INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The overall market breadth was positive as 2,037 shares were advancing while 935 were declining on BSE.New Delhi: The Indian equity
benchmarks on Monday started trading in green led by gains in banking and auto stocks
Asian share markets were choppy as a slew of Chinese economic data confirmed the deadening effect of coronavirus restrictions on consumer
spending, prompting Beijing to again ease monetary policy.Back home, as of 9:24 am, the 30-share BSE Sensex pack was up 107 points or 0.17
per cent at 61,330 and the broader NSE Nifty moved 31 points or 0.17 per cent higher to 18,286.Mid- and small-cap shares were positive as
Nifty Midcap 100 index was up 0.34 per cent and small-cap shares were trading 0.68 per cent higher.On the stock-specific front, Hero
MotoCorp was the top Nifty gainer as the stock soared 2.99 per cent to Rs 2,646.65
Tata Motors, Maruti, SBI and ONGC were also among the gainers.On the flipside, HCL Tech, UltraTech Cements, Asian Paints, Britannia and
Titan were among the losers.Shares of Indian IT services provider HCL Technologies fell as much as 6.2 per cent after reporting a 13 per
cent drop in its net profit for the quarter-ending December 31.The overall market breadth was positive as 2,037 shares were advancing while
935 were declining on BSE.On the 30-share BSE platform, Maruti, SBI, Mahindra - Mahindra, Infosys, ICICI Bank and Bajaj Finserv attracted
the most gains with their shares rising as much as 2.21 per cent in early trade.HCL Tech, Asian Paints, Axis Bank, Sun Pharma and Tata Steel
were among the losers.Meanwhile, the 30-share BSE Sensex had slipped 12 points or 0.02 per cent to close at 61,223 on Friday, while the
broader NSE Nifty moved 2 points or 0.01 per cent lower to settle at 18,256.
