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Post-market: Rally fizzles out, markets shut with modest gains

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

February 02, 2011 | 5:30 PM

Rally fizzles out, markets shut with modest gains
It was a short covering rally, which fizzled out to a major extent in the last half an hour of trade, with the markets closing with modest gains
Major headlines
  • Bharti Airtel Q3 net profit drops 41% yoy
  • Hero Honda Q3 net profit down 20% yoy
  • Bajaj Auto sales up 18% in January at 313,583 units
Indian indices
Indian markets registered modest gains after declining for the five consecutive sessions. Though the markets strengthened all throughout the day, but the rally fizzled out to a major extent in the last half an hour of trade as traders took home some profits at higher levels. The Sensex loses more than 200 points from the day?s high. Arrest of former Telecom Minister, A Raja, by the CBI in 2G telecom scam case also weighed on sentiments. Short covering was the reason for today?s rally.

Among frontliners, Tata Motors, Bharti Airtel, DLF, Reliance Industries, TCS and HCL Technologies went up 2-3.5%. However, Hero Honda plunged over 5% on account of lower-than-expected numbers. BHEL, Bajaj Auto, NTPC and HDFC fell 3%.

In Midcap space, Prakash Industries, Jain Irrigation, KS Oils, Eicher Motors and KEC International rallied 6-11% while Shree Global crashed 20%. City Union Bank, JSL Stainless, Sobha Developer and S Kumars Nation were down 4.5-9%.


 INDEX PERFORMANCE
Index Close % chg
Sensex 18,090.62 0.38
Nifty

5,432.00

0.27

 
 MARKET INDICATORS 
Top Movers (Group A)
Company Price (Rs) % chg
Gainers
Jain Irrigation

172.70

9.65

Unitech

45.25

5.11

REC

249.65

5.07

Losers
Hero Honda

1,523.05

-5.27

Canara Bank

568.85

-3.84

Godrej Consumer

345.95

-3.43

Market Statistics
s

BSE

NSE

Advances

1,421

827

Declines

1,382

912

Volumes (Rs crore)
Cash (BSE+NSE)

17,021

F&O (NSE)

105,092

In Smallcap space, Asian Star, Astra Microwave, Atco Corp, Lloyds Metals and Delta Corp gained 8-18% whereas Sarda Energy, Time Techno, Apar Industries, Marathon Nextgen and Bodal Chemicals lost 7-10%.

The Sensex saw a higher opening of 195 points at 18217 on the back of strong global cues. The Sensex steadily extended gains and hit the day?s high of 18306 in mid-morning session. In the afternoon session, the index continued trading higher. However in the last hour of trade, the index wiped out most of its gains to hit the day?s low of 18042 amid late sell-off. 

Market Outlook: In the US, ADP employment data will be announced.

The Sensex closed 68 points higher at 18091 and the Nifty rose by 15 points to close at 5432.


Bond update:
India?s 11-year bonds declined for a third day, lifting yields to the highest level in more than a week, on concern a cash crunch at the nation?s banks will sap demand for the securities. Bonds also dropped on speculation the central bank will add to the seven interest-rate increases of the past year to slow inflation that accelerated the most in 10 months in December to 8.43%. The yield on the 8.13% note due September 2022 climbed 1 basis point to 8.19% in morning session. That is the highest level since January 24.

The Indian currency advanced 0.4% to 45.6012 per dollar in the morning session. It was the biggest gain since January 11. The rupee has lost 2% this year as foreign investors sold $1.39 billion more Indian equities than they bought last month 


Market sentiment
The market breadth was marginally positive as rising stocks outpaced losing ones. Out of the 2,979 stocks traded on the BSE, 1,421 advanced while 1,382 declined. Whereas, 176 stocks remained unchanged.

Viewing volumes
India?s second largest developer - Unitech was traded the most with over 1.35 crore shares changing hands on the BSE, followed by an India-based agri-business company ? Jain Irrigation (0.60 crore shares), India?s largest real estate developer ? DLF (0.41 crore shares), wind turbine major - Suzlon Energy (0.40 crore shares) and leading steel maker ? Tata Steel (0.39 crore shares).

Sectoral & stock screening
Seven sectors ended in green while six in red. BSE Realty turned positive after its four-day fall and rose the most by 2.40%, followed by BSE Oil & Gas up by 1.85% and BSE TECk advanced 1.09%. Among losers, BSE Power fell the most by 1.34%, followed by BSE Capital Goods (CG) down by 0.96% and BSE Consumer Durables (CD) declined by 0.32%.

Coming on 'A' group stocks, Jain Irrigation was the star stock of the day rising by 9.65%, followed by Unitech up by 5.11% and Rural Electrification Corporation advanced by 5.07%. 
Among losers, Hero Honda Motors slid the most by 5.27% after posting weak Q3 numbers, followed by Canara Bank down by 3.84% and Glenmark Pharma dropped by 3.61%.


Global signals
The European shares rose, extending the previous session's near three-week high, as corporate earnings continued to underpin investor risk appetite, while miners gained after copper hit a record high.

The major Asian markets ended the session in the positive territory. Shanghai Composite and Kospi indices were closed today.

The US stock index futures point to a flat opening on the Wall Street ahead of the ADP employment data.

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