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Post-market: First F&O expiry of 2013 disappoints Indian mkts; Equities end with losses
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Thursday, January 31, 2013 |
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| January 31, 2013 | 5:30 PM | First F&O expiry of 2013 disappoints Indian mkts; Equities end with losses Key indices ended near day's low on January F&O expiry day as traders rolled over positions to the February series. The Sensex fell 110 points while the Nifty shut shop 21 points lower. | | | | | | Major headlines | | Indian indices The Indian markets opened on a negative note today as investors rolled their portfolios for the fresh February series and as traders cautiously awaited the results ICICI Bank and Punjab National Bank. Later in the mid morning session, the key share indices continued to remain rangebound as investors chose to remain cautious. Markets traded in a tight range during the afternoon session, the BSE Sensex slipped below 19900 and NSE Nifty fell below 6050 level. The broader markets ended the trade on a mixed note. The BSE Midcap index gained 0.54%, while the BSE Smallcap index fell 0.11% in trade today Movement of the Indian indices for the day: The key benchmark indices started today's trading session on a flat note and remained volatile throughout the day as investors remained aloof and avoided trading in riskier assets. Majority of the sectors were on the buyer's radar but markets continued to trade | | INDEX PERFORMANCE |  | | | | | MARKET INDICATORS |  | | | | | | Suzlon Energy | 24.50 | 15.57 | | | Punjab National Bank | 912.45 | 9.37 | | | Colgate Palmolive | 1,350.80 | -2.43 | | | Satyam Computers | 119.90 | -2.32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | on a lackluster note in late morning trades with visible weakness in metal and oil & gas stocks.. Indices ended lower on back of profit-booking witnessed in banks after upbeat third-quarter earnings amid concerns over global growth recovery. The markets slipped further during the last half and hour of trade leading to a weak market breadth. On currency front, the Indian rupee appreciated by 23 paise to trade at fresh three-month high of 53.07 against the US dollar in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange on sustained selling of the American currency by exporters and banks and increased capital inflows. The Sensex settled at 19894.98, down by 110.02 points, while the Nifty shut shop at 6034.75, down by 21.00 points. Following are the stocks/sectors which were in news today: - Suzlon Energy rose 15.57% on order winning of a 350 mega tonne RE power project
- Punjab National Bank rose 9.37% after reporting a better-than-expected 14% year-on-year jump in net profit at Rs1,306 crore for Q3 December 2012 due to lower provisioning and higher total income.
- Union Bank of India jumped 5.81% after the company's net profit surged 37.66% to Rs302.40 crore on 16.19% rise in total income to Rs6959.37 crore in Q3 December 2012 over Q3 December 2011.
- ICICI Bank posted a forecast-beating 30% rise in third quarter net profit, led by strong loan growth and fee-based income. The stock closed 1.93% lower in trade today.
- Colgate-Palmolive net profit declined by 3.91% to Rs111.05 crore on 14% growth in net sales to Rs762.70 crore in Q3 December 2012 over Q3 December 2011. The stock closed 2.43% lower in trade today.
- Power Finance Corporation rose 1.77% after the company reported its profit before tax and before extra-ordinary items jumped 48% to Rs1557 crore in Q3 December 2012 over Q3 December 2011.
Market sentiment: The market breadth stood in favor of advances. Of the 2950 stocks traded on the BSE, 1093 (37.05%) rose, 1066 (36.14%) fell and 791 (26.81%) stocks remained unchanged. | Sectoral & stock screening Among the 13 sectoral indices, seven sectors closed in the red zone while remaining six sectors closed in the green zone. Top Gainers- BSE Realty up by 1.38%, BSE PSU rose by 1.02%, BSE CD surged 0.61%. Top Losers: BSE Bankex slipped 0.42%, BSE Oil&Gas fell by 0.42% and BSE IT declined by 0.26% Among 'A' group stocks, top three gainers were- Suzlon Energy rose by 15.57%, Essar Oil up by 13.30% and PNB surged by 9.37%. Top three losers were- Colgate Palmolive declined by 2.43%, NALCO down by 2.37% and Satyam Computers fell by 2.32%. |  | | | | | Global signals Asian shares paused amid concerns over US growth recovery after world's biggest economy experienced the first quarter of negative GDP growth (-0.1% quarter-on-quarter at an annualized rate) since the Great Recession. European stocks fell for a second straight day and the euro slid today, as weak German retail sales and poor earnings at its biggest bank added to investors' nerves after a shock fourth quarter contraction in the U.S. economy. US stock index futures poised for a higher opening at the Wall Street on Thursday. | | | | Commodity Hit List for 31-01-2013 - Evening session | | Support Levels | LTP | Resistance Levels | Action | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | Gold Cash USD ($) | 1663.0 | 1671.0 | 1675.6 | 1681.0 | 1684.0 | Sell below S1 | Gold MCX Feb | 29600.0 | 30000.0 | 30147.0 | 30300.0 | 30427.0 | Sell below S1 | Silver Cash USD ($) | 31.3 | 31.7 | 32.0 | 32.1 | 32.3 | Sell below S1 | Silver MCX Mar | 57750.0 | 58445.0 | 58785.0 | 59200.0 | 59500.0 | Sell below S1 | Copper MCX Feb | 438.0 | 440.4 | 443.8 | 445.0 | 449.0 | Buy Above R1 | Zinc MCX Jan | 112.5 | 114.0 | 114.9 | 115.3 | 116.5 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Nickel MCX Jan | 970.0 | 976.5 | 983.7 | 986.0 | 996.0 | Buy Above R1 | Aluminium MCX Jan | 109.6 | 111.0 | 112.1 | 112.5 | 114.0 | Buy Above R1 | Lead MCX Jan | 128.0 | 129.6 | 130.8 | 131.5 | 132.8 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Crude Oil USD ($) | 96.3 | 97.3 | 97.7 | 98.1 | 98.2 | Sell below S1 | Crude Oil MCX Jan | 5150.0 | 5190.0 | 5207.0 | 5227.0 | 5250.0 | Sell below S1 | Natural Gas MCX Jan | 175.0 | 177.0 | 177.8 | 179.3 | 181.6 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | | | | | Visit www.sharekhan.com to manage your newsletter subscriptions | | | | | |
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