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Post-market: Profit booking weigh on markets; KFA soars 11%
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012 |
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| April 04, 2012 | 5:30 PM | Profit booking weigh on markets; KFA soars 11% The Indian markets broke the three-day rise and closed the last session of a truncated week in red. The Sensex sank 111 points and the Nifty fell 36 points | | | | | | Major headlines | | Indian indices On the last trading day of a holiday-shortened week, markets closed on a negative note breaking a three-day rally. Profit booking today contributed to the weakness. Heavyweights like ICICI Bank, HDFC, RIL, Bharti Airtel, Jindal Steel, L&T and HDFC Bank were the major draggers. Continuous weakness among all the sectors except power and consumer durables kept the markets in red. Focusing on the stock-specific action for the day, Kingfisher Airlines was the one that remained in focus. The stock rose 11%, after Tax authorities have asked Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) to clear service tax dues of Rs60 crore at the earliest, a top finance ministry official said today. On the sectoral front, power stocks closed higher because the government issued a presidential decree asking Coal India to sign fuel supply agreement with power firms. Consumer durable stocks also extended gains for the fifth straight day. From the currency side, Indian rupee too depreciated quite sharply today, falling by 43 paise or 0.85% to 51.15 a dollar. | | INDEX PERFORMANCE |  | | | | | MARKET INDICATORS |  | | | | | | Bajaj Finserv | 703.90 | 5.57 | | Pantaloon Retail | 174.40 | 4.24 | | | | | | Jindal Steel | 525.90 | -3.15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Global markets were also a reason for Indian markets fall for the day. European markets extended weakness while Asian stocks closed near the day's low. Renewed weakness in global equities was driven by Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) March meeting that indicated that further bond buying might not happen. If that happens, investors would turn risk averse, which does not augur well for equities. Drop in purchasing manager's Index (PMI) too dampened the sentiment. HSBC Markit's composite PMI dropped at 53.6 in March 2012 as against 57.8 in previous month and services PMI fell to 52.3 versus 56.5 during the same period. Overall the market was rangebound today amid weak global cues and heavy selling pressure. Sensex closed today's session 111 points lower at 17486 and the Nifty fell 36 points to close at 5323.
| Market Outlook: Data to be released in the US on Wednesday is: -ISM Non-Manufacturing Index, EIA Petroleum Report and ADP Employment Report. | Market sentiment The market breadth stood in favour of advances. Of the 2916 stocks traded on the BSE, 1446 (49.59%) rose, 1344 (46.09%) fell and 126 (4.32%) remained unchanged. Viewing volumes Wind turbine major - Suzlon Energy was traded the most, with over 0.56 crore shares changing hands on the BSE. Following that an integrated infrastructure development company - Lanco Infratech (0.43 crore shares), a real estate development company - HDIL (0.40 crore shares), a diversified company - Max India (0.32 crore shares) and an Indian integrated oil and gas company - Essar Oil (0.25 crore shares). | Sectoral & stock screening Among the 13 sectoral indices, two closed in green. BSE Power up by 0.42% and BSE CD up by 0.27%. The topmost losers were BSE Realty which fell 1.35%, BSE Metal declined 1.02% and BSE Bankex dropped 0.75%. Among 'A' group stocks, top three gainers were - Bajaj Finserv which gained 5.57%, Pantaloon Retail (India) advanced 4.24% and Apollo Tyres surged 3.79%. Top three losers were - Essar Oil which dropped 5.02%, Unitech fell 3.64% and Jindal Steel & Power declined 3.15%. |  | | | | | | | | Global signals The European shares fell on Wednesday (April 04 2012) as hopes for further economic stimulus in the United States faded and eurozone services sector data showed a deepening slump. The Asian stock markets followed the actions from the Wall Street and traded in the negative territory on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve voiced concern about US job growth but appeared to refrain from taking steps to prop up the economy. US stock index futures pointed to a lower opening on the Wall Street on Wednesday. | | | | Commodity Hit List for 4-4-2012 | | Support Levels | LTP | Resistance Levels | Action | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | Gold Cash USD ($) | 1580.0 | 1615.0 | 1631.0 | 1665.0 | 1680.0 | Sell below S1 | Gold MCX April | 27750.0 | 28000.0 | 28155.0 | 28600.0 | 28950.0 | Sell below S1 | Silver Cash USD ($) | 31.0 | 31.6 | 32.1 | 32.5 | 32.8 | Sell below S1 | Silver MCX April | 55500.0 | 55900.0 | 56580.0 | 57150.0 | 57500.0 | Sell below S1 | Copper MCX April | 427.5 | 433.0 | 436.0 | 440.0 | 444.0 | Sell below S1 | Zinc MCX April | 99.8 | 101.5 | 102.6 | 103.5 | 104.5 | Sell below S1 | Nickel MCX April | 890.0 | 918.0 | 925.0 | 930.0 | 935.0 | Sell below S1 | Aluminium MCX April | 104.5 | 106.8 | 107.4 | 108.7 | 110.0 | Sell below S1 | Lead MCX April | 102.9 | 104.0 | 104.7 | 105.7 | 107.8 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Crude Oil USD ($) | 100.0 | 102.0 | 103.3 | 104.6 | 105.8 | Sell below S1 | Crude Oil MCX April | 5230.0 | 5280.0 | 5300.0 | 5347.0 | 5375.0 | Sell below S1 | Natural Gas MCX April | 108.7 | 110.8 | 112.6 | 115.0 | 119.0 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | | | | | Visit www.sharekhan.com to manage your newsletter subscriptions | | |  | | | | | | To know more about our products and services, click here. | | | | | | | Sharekhan Ltd. 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