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Post-market: Markets end lower for 2nd day
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011 |
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| July 27, 2011 | 5:30 PM | Markets end lower for 2nd day Weakness in the global stocks and RBI's aggressive rate hike weighed on the sentiments today. The Sensex declined 86 points and the Nifty fell 28 points. | | | | | | Major headlines | - IDFC Q1 consolidated net profit declines by 6%
- Lupin Q1 consolidated bottomline up 7%
- HCL Technologies FY11 consolidated net profit soars 31%
| Indian indices Markets continued its downtrend for the second day amid choppy trade. Rate hike by the Reserve Bank of India and concerns of US debt default were lingering on the market. Heavyweights like RIL, BHEL, L&T, SBI too added pressure. Weak global cues also led to a fall in the markets. Sensex movements: The Sensex opened the trade with a gap-up of 53 points at 18571 and after few minutes touched the day's high of 18579. Then the Sensex swung between gains and losses till the mid-morning trade. However, the index slipped in the red and remained under pressure, hitting the day's low of 18359 in the afternoon session. The Sensex fell 86 points to shut at 18432 and the Nifty closed at 5547, down by 28 points. Market sentiment The market breadth stood negative. Of the 2,983 stocks traded on the BSE, 1,345 rose while 1,498 fell. However, 140 stocks remained unchanged. | | INDEX PERFORMANCE |  | | | | | MARKET INDICATORS |  | | | | | | | | United Phosphorus | 163.40 | 4.14 | | | SKS Microfinance | 478.15 | -8.35 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Market Outlook: US Durable Goods will be out on Wednesday. | Viewing volumes A large Indian business conglomerate - Lanco Infratech was traded the most, with over 0.72 crore shares changing hands on the BSE. It was followed by a major Indian telecommunication company - Reliance Communications (0.44 crore shares), wind turbine major - Suzlon Energy (0.29 crore shares), the world's largest coal producer - Coal India (0.24 crore shares) and a Jaypee Group firm - Jaiprakash Associates (0.20 crore shares). | Sectoral & stock screening Losers - BSE Capital Goods (CG) was the top loser, declining by 1.86%, followed by BSE Power down by 1.51% and BSE Bankex lost by 1.04%. Gainers - BSE Consumer Durables (CD) surged by 1.46%, BSE Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) rose by 0.28% and BSE TECk up by 0.14%. Among 'A' group stocks, top three gainers were - Coal India jumped by 6.72%, Marico surged by 6.42% and United Phosphorus rose by 4.14%. Top three losers were - SKS Microfinance dropped by 8.35%, IRB Infrastructure Developers slipped by 8.07% and Indian Bank slipped by 5.74%. |  | | | | | Global signals The European stocks fell on Wednesday, with fresh economic data contributing to fears that European economic growth is waning. The Asian markets closed higher on Wednesday barring Nikkei and Hang Seng. The US stock index futures point to a slightly lower opening on the Wall Street on Wednesday. | | | | 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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