INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Domestic equity indices ended a volatile session on a flat note on Tuesday
Sensex closed 40.99 points, or 0.12 per cent, higher at 34,991, while Nifty settled 6 points, or 0.06 per cent, up at 10,530.
As many as 27
stocks from the Nifty pack closed in the red with Cipla, SBI, HPCL, Axis Bank and BPCL falling up to 6 per cent
times profit jump in Q2Graphite India posted 980.58 per cent, or 10.81 times, year-on-year jump in net profit at Rs 1,113 crore for the
quarter ended September 30, 2018
It had posted a net profit of Rs 103 crore for the corresponding quarter last year
Shares of the company closed 1.15 per cent higher at Rs 981.
Spurt in open interestBalkrishna Industries witnessed the biggest spike in open
interest at 79.31 per cent, followed by Cipla (53.03 per cent), Voltas (30.97 per cent) and Glenmark (22.10 per cent).
Asian markets end
meet, scheduled to be held on November 7 and 8 respectively
Nikkei225 closed 1.12 per cent higher at 22,147, while Shanhgai Composite and Taiwan Weighted dipped up to 0.66 per cent.
Stocks@fresh
52-week highs/lows More than 30 stocks scaled fresh 52-week lows on the National Stock Exchange despite equity benchmark closing marginally
They included ABG Shipyard, Eveready Industries, BASF India, Alchemist, Kirloskar Brothers and Jindal Worldwide
On the other hand, Universal Cable, Birla Cable, Blue Chip India and Tiaria Polypies hit their fresh 52-week highs.
Most active stocks PC
Jeweller, State Bank of India, Tata Motors, RCom, Infibeam and YES Bank were the most active stocks in terms of volume while SBI, RIL, Axis
Bank and Cipla emerged as the most active stocks in terms of value
The list included Power Grid, Sun Pharma, HDFC Bank, Bombay Rayon and Shakti Pumps.
Who moved my Sensex Reliance Industries (up 1.37 per
cent), TCS (up 2.22 per cent) and ICICI Bank (up 0.97 per cent) contributed the most to the 30-share index, whereas SBI (down 2.98 per
cent), Axis Bank (down 2.67 per cent and Maruti (down 1.31 per cent) weighed in on the index.
Voltas dips sharply post Q2 numbersShares of
Tata group air conditioning and engineering services provider Voltas plunged over 3 per cent despite the company reported a 12 per cent rise
in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) at Rs 107 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2018
It had posted a consolidated profit after tax of Rs 95 crore for the same period last financial year
The scrip closed 3.01 per cent down at Rs 524.05.
Muhurat TradingBSE and NSE will conduct a special 'Muhurat' trading session between 5 pm
and 6.30 pm on Wednesday on the auspicious occasion of Diwali.
