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Post-market: Sensex extends gains, ends 221 points higher
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Friday, May 27, 2011 |
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| May 27, 2011 | 5:30 PM | Sensex extends gains, ends 221 points higher Buoyed by firm global cues and all-round buying, the Sensex rose 221 points and the Nifty up by 64 points at the close, hitting fresh one-week highs | | | | | | Major headlines | - HDIL gains 3% as FY11 consolidated net profit rises 45%
- Reliance Power FY11 consolidated net profit up 11%
- Fortis Health Q4 consolidated net profit up 8%
| Indian indices The key benchmark indices were on an upswing on the first day of June series. The markets did show any signs of weakness and strengthened, building on the gains of the previous session, to close the session on a buoyant note. Strong buying in realty, banking, oil & gas, metal kept the markets higher, with the key indices hitting one-week highs. The buoyant mood was in tandem with the sentiment across the global bourses .In the broader indices, the BSE Midcap index had a good run today, up by 1.48% and outperformed the Sensex up 1.23% while the BSE Smallcap gained 0.89%. The Sensex started the trade up by 61 points at 18106 and hit the day's low of 18087 in initial trade. The index gathered pace and accelerated to touch the day's high of 18299 in afternoon session. The Sensex shut shop at 18266, rising by 221 points and the Nifty settled at 5476, up by 64 points. Bond and Rupee update: India's rupee headed for a fourth weekly loss as global funds cut holdings of the nation's assets after the government said it may miss its budget-deficit target. The bond market would continue to be bearish given the resurgence in crude prices and impending auction. The 10-year yield is seen between 8.35-8.45%. Market sentiment The market breadth was strong. Of the 2,930 stocks traded on the BSE, 1,713 (58.46%) declined while 1,078 (36.79%) rose. However, 139 (4.74%) stocks traded unchanged. | | INDEX PERFORMANCE |  | | | | | MARKET INDICATORS |  | | | | | | Educomp Solution | 471.20 | 8.43 | | Sintex Industries | 180.10 | 6.92 | | Sterling International | 257.00 | 6.82 | | | Tata Motors | 1,088.65 | -6.25 | | Videocon Industries | 183.00 | -3.23 | | Shriram Transport | 696.00 | -3.01 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Market Outlook: Pending Home Sales and Personal Income for the month of April will be out in the US on Friday. | Viewing volumes A financial institution specializing in lending to power projects - Power Finance Corporation was traded the most, with over 1.08 crore shares changing hands on the BSE. It was followed by India's second largest real estate developer - Unitech (0.31 crore shares), a part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group - Reliance Power (0.23 crore shares), one of the leading CDMA & GSM Service providers in India - Reliance Communications (0.22 crore shares) and wind turbine major - Suzlon Energy (0.22 crore shares). | Sectoral & stock screening Except BSE Auto down 0.85% and BSE Consumer Durables (CD) down by 0.76%, all the sectoral indices closed on a positive note. BSE Realty was the major gainer, surging by 3.60%, followed by BSE Bankex up by 2.46% and BSE Metal gained by 1.98%. In 'A' group stocks, top three gainers were - Educomp Solutions rose by 8.43%, Sintex Industries surged by 6.92% and Sterling International Enterprises up by 6.82%. Top three losers were - Tata Motors slipped by 6.25%, Videocon Industries down by 3.23% and Shriram Transport Finance Co. declined by 3.01%. |  | | | | | Global signals Gains in heavyweight banks lifted European stocks on Friday on a report that lenders could evade part of the Basel III capital requirements, while technical indicators pointed to further short-term gains for equities. All the Asian markets closed higher on Friday except Shanghai Composite and Nikkei. Shanghai Composite ended down 1% at four-month lows, weighed down by fall in small caps as investors moved out of riskier assets. The US stock index futures signal to a slightly higher opening on the Wall Street on Friday. | | | | Visit www.sharekhan.com to manage your newsletter subscriptions | | | | | | To know more about our products and services, click here. | | | | | | | Sharekhan Ltd. Regd Add: 10th Floor, Beta Building, Lodha iThink Techno Campus, Off. 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