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Post-market: Adieu FY2010; Nifty below 5250

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

March 31, 2010 | 5:30 PM

Adieu FY2010; Nifty below 5250
As we say Goodbye to FY2010, tepid global equities and profit booking in index heavyweights back home pull Nifty below 5250 on the last trading day of the fiscal. 
Major headlines
  • Srinivasa Hatcheries surges on bonus issue; the stock posts gains of 3.25% 
  • Subhash Projects builds on new order; the stock closes 1.58% higher 
  • Reserve Bank of India may tighten accounting policy of banks
Indian indices
Mildly tepid global equities led the India market start off the last trading day of the financial year (FY2010) 22 points higher at 17602, after a short time profit booking yesterday. Buying in realty, information technology (IT) and auto 
scrips gained in early trades lifted Sensex to the day?s 
high of 17699. 

The sentiment turned negative in afternoon due to global equities and profit booking and continuous selling in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG), IT and TECk. Trading within a band of 114 points the market had a volatile session, as expected. 
Sensex ended the day down 62 points at 17527, while Nifty ended the session at 5249, lower by 13 points. 

Market sentiment
Today, 54.98% (or 1,578) shares advanced, whereas 41.36% (or 1,187) shares trailed. Hundred and five scripts traded unchanged.

 INDEX PERFORMANCE
Index Close % chg
Sensex 17,527.77 -0.35
Nifty

5,249.10

-0.25

 
 MARKET INDICATORS 
Top Movers (Group A)
Company Price (Rs) % chg
Gainers
Procter & Gamble

2,010.60

3.68

KSK Energy

184.20

3.57

Exide Industries

124.10

3.46

Losers
Gujarat NRE Coke

87.65

-4.83

Balrampur Chini

92.25

-3.50

Tech Mahindra

853.50

-3.35

Market Statistics
s

BSE

NSE

Advances

1,578

881

Declines

1,187

815

Volumes (Rs crore)
Cash (BSE+NSE)

17,097

F&O (NSE)

66,014

Viewing volumes
Steel maker Ispat Industries was the most actively traded share with over 0.38 crore shares changing hands on the BSE, followed by India?s second largest realty major Unitech (0.31 crore shares), wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy (0.26 crore shares), Gujarat NRE Coke (0.21 crore shares) and Ashok Leyland (0.19 crore shares).

Sectoral and stock screening
Eight sectors closed lower, while five managed to post gains. The BSE FMCG was hit the most, down by 1.36%, followed by BSE IT that was 1.18% lower. The BSE Health Care (HC) gained the most and was up by 0.74%. The rest of the sectors closed in the range of ?0.76% to 0.29%. 

The stocks that gained the most were ? Procter & Gamble that posted gains of 3.68%, followed by KSK Energy that surged 3.57% and Exide Industries that rose 3.46%.

The stocks that were hit the most were ? Gujarat NRE Coke slid by 4.83%, followed by Balrampur Chini that fell 3.50% and Tech Mahindra that shed 3.35%. 


Global cues
European stocks edged higher early on Wednesday, heading for their fourth consecutive quarterly gain, led by rallying banks, while steady oil prices boosted energy stocks.

Sensex as well as its major Asian peers closed lower. SGX Nifty closed 6 points lower.

US stocks futures edged down on Wednesday, pointing to a slightly weaker start for the Wall Street, with some caution persisting ahead of private sector jobs report.

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