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Post-market: Sensex slumps on global pressure
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Wednesday, August 25, 2010 |
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| August 25, 2010 | 5:30 PM | Sensex slumps on global pressure The Indian indices fall for the second consecutive session as world equities tumble on worries over global economic recovery | | | | | | Major headlines | - Patni Computers gains on securing contract; the stock closes 2.27% higher
- EdServ signs e-training pact with Corel; stock ends higher by 0.62%
- Cipla to acquire Meditab for Rs133.35 crore; the stock closes lower by 2.63%
| Indian indices It was another bad day as the domestic indices slid for the second consecutive session on the back of weak set of cues from the global front and ahead of expiry day for August. The world markets fell as another disappointing data in the US raised worries over global economic recovery. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said that inflation has emerged as a major concern, fuelling speculation it will raise interest rates for the fifth time since mid-March pulling down metal, financials, auto, realty, private power, capital goods, healthcare and select telecom companies' shares. The Sensex and Nifty broke the significant levels of 18200 and 5500 respectively. DLF, the biggest developer, declined for the third day after the RBI said in its annual report that inflation containment may have to receive precedence over the other policy objectives. The aluminum producer, Hindalco Industries that controls US-based Novelis Inc, slid to the lowest in two weeks after an industry report showed a record plunge in the US home sales in July. | | INDEX PERFORMANCE |  | | | | | MARKET INDICATORS |  | | | | | | | Ideal Cellular | 70.05 | 2.79 | | Oriental Bank | 435.55 | 2.68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Prakash Steelage, which got listed today, closed at Rs187.95, at a premium of 71% over its issue price of Rs110 per share. Reliance Industries continued its downhill journey. Taking lead from the weak global cues, the Sensex started the session mere three points lower at 18308. The index soon extended losses and broke the 18200 levels in the morning trades. The Sensex traded in the red zone throughout the morning session. In the afternoon session, the index started to trim its morning losses as the European markets reversed its early losses and traded in the green. However, the Sensex once against slipped hitting the day?s low of 18156 after the European markets turned negative and also selling intensified in the realty and consumer goods stocks. | Market Outlook: US Data to be announced tonight - New Home sales for July | At the finishing line, the Sensex closed at 18180, 132 points lower. The Nifty shut at 5462, down by 43 points. Bond market update: India?s 10-year bonds dropped, pushing the yield to the highest level in more than three months, on speculation that the central bank will increase borrowing costs for the fifth time this year to combat inflation. India?s rupee strengthened, snapping a two-day decline, on speculation the central bank will raise borrowing costs for the fifth time this year to combat inflation that has held near 10% since February. Market sentiment The market breadth was extremely negative as declining stocks outdid the advancing ones twice. Out of the 3,063 scrips traded on the BSE, 2,110 scrips declined while 842 scrips gained. Hundred and eleven shares remained unchanged. Viewing volumes Leading integrated steel makers ? Piramal Healthcare was traded the most for the second consecutive day with over 1.13 crore shares changing hands on the BSE, followed by leading integrated steel makers ? Ispat Industries (0.44 crore shares), wind turbine major - Suzlon Energy (0.37 crore shares), India?s second largest developer - Unitech (0.33 crore shares) and Vedanta group flagship company ? Sterlite Industries (0.33 crore shares). | Sectoral & stock screening All the sectoral indices closed the session lower except BSE Information Technology (IT) that ended with marginal gains of 0.01%. Realty stocks witnessed selling pressure for the second day in a row as sector index BSE Realty slid by 3.16%, followed by BSE Consumer Durables (CD) that declined by 1.63%. Rest of the indices ended lower in the range of 0.02-1.44%. Among 'A' group stocks, the top three gainers were ? National Aluminium Company gained by 5.35% on stock split buzz, Idea Cellular rose by 2.79% and Oriental Bank of Commerce advanced by 2.68%. |  | | | | The top three losers were ? EIH fell by 6.48%, IRB Infrastructure slipped by 4.73% and Jai Corp declined by 4.65%. | | | | Global signals European shares fell on Wednesday extending its previous session?s losses on mounting economic worries and also after Standard & Poor?s cut Ireland?s credit rating. All the major Asian indices shut in the red except Jakarta Composite and Straits Times. Japan's Nikkei hit the 16-month closing low. The US stock index futures point to a higher opening on the Wall Street on Wednesday. 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