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Post-market: Sensex slumps 2% breaks 17000
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Thursday, November 26, 2009 |
| | Index Performance | Index | Sensex | Nifty | Open | 17,119.05 | 5,116.45 | High | 17,205.51 | 5,116.45 | Low | 16,808.87 | 4,986.05 | Today's Cls | 16,854.93 | 5,005.55 | Prev Cls | 17,198.95 | 5,108.15 | Change | -344.02 | -102.60 | % Change | -2.00 | -2.01 | | | Market Indicators | Top Movers (Group A) | Company | Price (Rs) | % chg | Gainers | Jet Airways | 468.30 | 5.77 | India Cements | 112.30 | 5.25 | EIH | 138.60 | 4.52 | Hindustan Zinc | 1,167.00 | 3.83 | Lupin | 1,373.65 | 3.27 | Losers | Sintex Industries | 242.95 | -6.29 | Sterling Bio | 92.75 | -5.26 | GVK Power | 50.25 | -4.65 | Indian Bank | 163.60 | -4.47 | Indiabulls RealEstate | 201.70 | -4.29 | | Market Statistics | - | BSE | NSE | Advances | 864 | 308 | Declines | 1877 | 949 | Unchanged | 76 | 26 | Volume(Nos) | 34.93cr | 81.88cr | | | | | Market Commentary | | Sensex slumps 2% breaks 17000 | Continued heavy selling in banking and oil & gas stocks on the day of expiry doubled with weak global cues drags Sensex 344 points down. | Global signals Following negative Asian cues, European markets opened with heavy losses of over 2% each. Debt problems in Dubai dragged the banking stocks while the | | | mining and energy stocks slid on lower commodity prices. Major Asian indices that opened mixed closed in red with losses of 0.03-3.62% each. SGX Nifty fell by 106 points. Today, the US markets are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. | Indian indices The day of expiry of November futures contracts was marked with heavy bloodshed on the Dalal Street. The Sensex that opened almost flat, slumped in the mid-session as global indicators turned heavily negative, while the expiry brought heavy selling in banking and oil & gas stocks that fell the most losing over 2%. The Sensex closed the session well below the significant psychological level of 17000 on a day when the markets recorded highest ever turnover and closed at 16855 after hitting the low of 16809. Nifty closed marginally above 5000 levels at 5006, down 103 points. Sensex sentiment The market breadth, the number of gaining stocks to losing ones, was heavily tilled in favour of bears. Out of 2,817 stocks traded on the BSE, 864 stocks advanced, whereas 1,877 stocks declined. Seventy-six stocks closed unchanged. Sectoral & stock screening Bears spared none of the 13 sector indices on the BSE, with the BSE Bankex (down 2.64%) and BSE Oil & Gas (down 2.30%) being hit the worst. All the other remaining indices suffered losses in the range of 0.34% to 2.24%. On stocks? front, Jet Airways topped the chart surging by 5.77% followed by India Cements (up 5.25%). EIH, Hindustan Zinc and Lupin were up by over 3% each. Among losers, Sintex Industries slid the most by 6.29%, followed by Sterling Biotech that fell by 5.26% and GVK Power & Infrastructure that shed 4.65%. Viewing volumes The market today witnessed the highest ever F&O turnover, while second highest turnover for the cash markets. On stock turnover front, over 1.21 crore shares of IFCI changed hands on BSE followed by Suzlon Energy (0.90 crore shares), Unitech (0.67 crore shares), Tata Steel (0.46 crore shares) and Ispat Industries (0.43 crore shares). Today's major news - Pantaloon Retail raises Rs500 crore; the stock ends 0.20% higher.
- Bajaj Hindustan to increase power capacity; the stock slid 2.13%.
- ITC reviewing options on EIH equity; EIH rises by 4.52%.
- Infotech Enterprises to acquire two US firms; the stock closed the session 2.81% lower.
- Wipro launches second facility in China; the stock sheds 2.22%.
| | | | | | | | European Indices at 16:00 IST on 26-11-2009 | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | FTSE 100 Index | 5277.69 | -87.12 | -1.62 | CAC 40 Index | 3809.16 | 24.54 | 0.65 | DAX INDEX | 5694.68 | -108.34 | -1.87 | | | | | | | | Asian Indices at close on 26-11-2009 | | | Index | Level | Change (pts) | Change (%) | Nikkei 225 | 9383.24 | -58.40 | -0.62 | Hang Seng Index | 22210.41 | -401.39 | -1.78 | Kospi Index | 1599.52 | -12.36 | -0.77 | Straits Times Index | 2762.22 | -30.62 | -1.10 | Jakarta Composite Index | 2393.52 | -68.01 | -2.76 | Shanghai Composite | 3170.98 | -119.19 | -3.62 | | | | | | | | To know more about our products and services, click here. | | | | | | ?This document has been prepared by Sharekhan Ltd. This Document is subject to changes without prior notice and is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed to and may contain confidential and/or privileged material and is not for any type of circulation. Any review, retransmission, or any other use is prohibited. Kindly note that this document does not constitute an offer or solicitation for the purchase or sale of any financial instrument or as an official confirmation of any transaction. Though disseminated to all the customers simultaneously, not all customers may receive this report at the same time. SHAREKHAN will not treat recipients as customers by virtue of their receiving this report. The information contained herein is from publicly available data or other sources believed to be reliable. While we would endeavour to update the information herein on reasonable basis, SHAREKHAN, its subsidiaries and associated companies, their directors and employees (?SHAREKHAN and affiliates?) are under no obligation to update or keep the information current. Also, there may be regulatory, compliance, or other reasons that may prevent SHAREKHAN and affiliates from doing so. We do not represent that information contained herein is accurate or complete and it should not be relied upon as such. This document is prepared for assistance only and is not intended to be and must not alone betaken as the basis for an investment decision. The user assumes the entire risk of any use made of this information. Each recipient of this document should make such investigations as it deems necessary to arrive at an independent evaluation of an investment in the securities of companies referred to in this document (including the merits and risks involved), and should consult its own advisors to determine the merits and risks of such an investment. The investment discussed or views expressed may not be suitable for all investors. We do not undertake to advise you as to any change of our views. Affiliates of Sharekhan may have issued other reports that are inconsistent with and reach different conclusion from the information presented in this report. This report is not directed or intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity who is a citizen or resident of or located in any locality, state, country or other jurisdiction, where such distribution, publication, availability or use would be contrary to law, regulation or which would subject SHAREKHAN and affiliates to any registration or licensing requirement within such jurisdiction. The securities described herein may or may not be eligible for sale in all jurisdictions or to certain category of investors. Persons in whose possession this document may come are required to inform themselves of and to observe such restriction. SHAREKHAN & affiliates may have used the information set forth herein before publication and may have positions in, may from time to time purchase or sell or may be materially interested in any of the securities mentioned or related securities. SHAREKHAN may from time to time solicit from, or perform investment banking, or other services for, any company mentioned herein. Without limiting any of the foregoing, in no event shall SHAREKHAN, any of its affiliates or any third party involved in, or related to, computing or compiling the information have any liability for any damages of any kind. Any comments or statements made herein are those of the analyst and do not necessarily reflect those of SHAREKHAN.? | To unsubscribe write to myaccount@sharekhan.com
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