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Post-market: Selling pressure pulls Sensex 165 poi
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011 |
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| May 25, 2011 | 5:30 PM | Selling pressure pulls Sensex 165 points lower The Indian markets remained under pressure on the back of on-round selling and weak global cues. The Sensex lost 165 points and the Nifty fell 46 points |
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| | Major headlines | - DLF Q4 net profit at Rs737 crore
- Bank of India FY11 consolidated net profit soars 42%
- Cairn India Q4 consolidated net profit jumps 10-fold
| Indian indices It was a bad day for markets as traders squared off positions ahead of May F&O expiry coupled with dismal global cues. Broad based selling pressure sent the key indices to a 3-month low. Losses in realty, technology, capital goods (CG), oil & gas stocks were the major draggers. Heavyweights like DLF, TCS, SBI, L&T and Infosys were the negative contributors to the Sensex.
The BSE Midcap lost by 0.57% and BSE Smallcap down by 0.65%.
The Sensex fell 36 points at 17976 (day's high) in the opening trade in tandem with the Asian markets. The index was in the red zone all through the day and hit the day's low of 17786. The Sensex fell 165 points to close at 17847 and the Nifty declined 46 points to end at 5349.
Market sentiment The market breadth remained weak. Of the 2,878 stocks traded on the BSE, 1,649 declined while 1,080 advanced. However, 148 stocks traded unchanged. |
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| | | | | | | | Shriram Transport | 698.00 | -6.62 |
| Patni Computer | 333.70 | -5.13 |
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| | | Market Outlook:Durable Goods Orders data for April will be released on Wednesday. | Viewing volumes The dynamic vertical of JSW Group - JSW Energy was traded the most, with over 2.42 crore shares changing hands on the BSE. It was followed by a financial institution specializing in lending to power projects - Power Finance Corporation (0.87 crore shares), wind turbine major - Suzlon Energy (0.34 crore shares), India's second largest real estate developer - Unitech (0.31 crore shares) and India's biggest real estate developer - DLF (0.18 crore shares). | Sectoral & stock screening Out of 13 sectoral indices, only two closed in green. BSE Capital Goods (CG) was the major loser, slipping by 1.53%, followed by BSE Information Technology (IT) down by 1.52% and BSE Realty declined by 1.31%. The only two gainers - BSE Consumer Durables (CD) rose by 1.23% and BSE Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) marginally up by 0.01%.
Among 'A' group stocks, top three gainers were - D B Realty shot up by 10.77%, Mphasis rose by 6.22% and HMT gained by 3.87%. Top three losers were - Shriram Transport Finance Company went down by 6.62%, Patni Computer Systems slipped by 5.13% and Tata Global Beverages declined by 4.62%. |  |
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| Global signals The European markets were trading mixed on Wednesday. The banking stocks took the lead as investors bought on dips in the market.
All the Asian indices closed lower on Wednesday except Hang Seng and Straits Times. Japan's Nikkei fell to its lowest close in two months, down by 0.57%.
The US stock index futures point to a weak opening on the Wall Street on Wednesday. |
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