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Weekly-market: Market back to winning streak
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Friday, April 23, 2010 |
| | Market Commentary | | Market back to winning streak | In-line Monetary Policy 2010-11 review, encouraging India Inc earnings and good monsoon forecast by IMD see the market recoup last week's fall | The domestic market returned to winning ways after a fall last week and signed off the week on gains. Where a favourable Monetary Policy 2010-11 review by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) led to tremendous buying in banking stock, encouraging earnings posted by Indian Inc helped the market in general aided by a forecast of a normal monsoon by the Indian Metrological Department (IMD; the first estimate). Negative news this week included civil fraud charges against Goldman Sachs filled by US Securities Exchange Commission, debt concerns on Greece resurfacing again and inflation worries. Spiking on good news and down on negative tidings, Sensex swung 501 points and Nifty 171 points during the week. The BSE bellwether signed off the week at 17694, around 103 points or 0.59% higher, and Nifty 41 points or 0.79% up at 5304. On global front, the US market continued to outperform Europe and Asian markets with Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq surging over 1%. On Asian front, from Nikkei to Hang Seng to Kospi closed lower except Sensex that ended 0.59% higher. Taking of sector indices on the BSE, BSE Bankex topped the sector index chart gaining 4.93% in the week with banks gaining on in-line review of the monetary policy by RBI. BSE Auto and BSE PSU up by 2.40% and 1.45% respectively were at second and third positions. On the obverse side, BSE Metal was down 3.14%, BSE IT was lower 2.16% and BSE Teck was 1.83% down. | | | Among 'A' group stocks, Adani Enterprises surged the most posting gains of 16.32%, followed by Mahindra & Mahindra Financial and UCO Bank, which gained 13.41% and 12.93% respectively. Among losers, Shri Renuka Sugars fell the most, by 8.68%, followed by Indiabulls Financials and JSW Steel that were down 8.31% and 7.31% respectively. As per Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) data, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were the net buyers during the week making a net investment of Rs185.2 crore in the week (up to April 22, 2010), whereas domestic institutional investors (DIIs) continued to be the net sellers, selling equities to the tune of Rs32.40 crore. In the coming week, the market may continue to be volatile ahead of the expiry of April F&O contracts (due on April 29, 2010) and mixed earnings posting by India inc. Global equities and FII inflow with also play a crucial role in deciding the course. | TOP MOVERS (GROUP A) |  | | | | | Adani Enterprises | 562.7 | 16.32 | | M&M Financial | 425.4 | 13.41 | | | | | Indiabulls Financial | 128.5 | -8.3 | | | | | | | FII/MF ACTIVITIES* |  | | | | Gross purchase | 9,423 | 1,873 | | | | | | | | | | *As on April 22, 2010 | | | | | | | | |
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