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Post-market: Mkts close in red on carnage in midcaps; Tata Motors, Realty Index worst hit
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Thursday, January 24, 2013 |
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| January 24, 2013 | 5:30 PM | Mkts close in red on carnage in midcaps; Tata Motors, Realty Index worst hit The Indian markets shut shop near the day's low led by fall in broader markets with mid-cap and small-cap indices down over 2% in trade today. The Sensex fell 103 pts while the Nifty lost 35 points. | | | | | | Major headlines | | Indian indices The Indian markets wrapped today's volatile session in red. Profit booking was seen in majority of the sectors except FMCG, IT and CG. Realty sector was the top loser among the 13 sectoral pack followed by Auto. Heavyweights like Tata Motors, HDFC, ICICI Bank, RIL, Gail India and Cipla further added to the pressure. In trade today, Tata Motors was the major culprit after the company issued a profit warning at its key unit Jaguar Land Rover. Lack of support from global peers also led to a lackluster trade. The broader market too ended trade on a negative note. At the end of day, the BSE Midcap index declined 2.51%, while the BSE Smallcap index was down by 2.44%. Movement of the Indian indices for the day: The Indian markets rang the opening bell on a positive note in the early morning trade but after the initial rise the key indices witnessed a reversal and slipped into the negative zone. The markets witnessed pressure throughout the day as its global peers were unsupportive. Profit booking was seen in majority of the sectors. Index heavyweights also acted as a spoilsport and further pushed markets lower. Realty and Auto sectors as well as index heavyweight major RIL and Tata Motors were the major losers in trade today. The market breadth was weak. Many small-cap and mid-cap stocks witnessed sharp slide in afternoon trade. BSE Small-Cap and Mid-Cap indices shed more than 2% each. Heavy selling pressure witnessed in broader markets pulled the benchmark indices to their lowest level in eight days. BSE Sensex came below the key 19,950 mark while the NSE Nifty ended below 6,050. | | INDEX PERFORMANCE |  | | | | | MARKET INDICATORS |  | | | | | | Jaypee Infratech | 50.00 | 2.99 | | Tech Mahindra | 991.60 | 2.59 | | | | | Hexaware Technologies | 77.45 | -9.84 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The Sensex wrapped trade at 19,923.78, down by 102.83 points while the NSE Nifty fell 34.95 points to settle at 6019.35. Following are the stocks/sectors which were in news today: - Larsen & Toubro (L&T) rose, after company reported a 13% increase in net profit for the Oct-Dec quarter helped by strong order wins, beating forecast. At the end of the day stock gained by 1.56%.
- Reliance communication declined after its consolidated net profit fell by 44%, sharper-than-expected for the quarter ended December 31, 2013. At the end of the day stock dropped by 9.14%.
- Tata Motors plunged after the company said its unit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) was likely to report lower EBITDA margin in the October-December quarter. At the end of the day stock dropped by 5.19%.
- Shares in Housing Development & Infrastructure (HDIL) fell for second day as a partial stake sale by Vice Chairman and Managing Director Sarang Wadhawan raised worries other stakeholders would also sell shares. At the end of the day stock tumbled by 22.44%.
- Andhra Bank slipped after net profit declined 15.19% to Rs257.09 crore on 9.84% growth in total income to Rs3469.21 crore in Q3 December 2012 over Q3 December 2011. At the end of the day stock shed by 6.92%.
| Market sentiment The market breadth stood in favor of declines. Of the 2985 stocks traded on the BSE, 535 (17.92%) rose, 1674 (56.08%) fell and 776 (26%) stocks remained unchanged. | Sectoral & stock screening Among the 13 sectoral indices, ten sectors closed in red zone while remaining three sectors closed in green zone. Top Gainers: BSE FMCG up by 1.03%, BSE IT rose by 0.37% and BSE Capital Goods surged by 0.36%. Top Losers: BSE Realty down by 4.19%, BSE Auto fell by 2.51%, BSE Power declined by 1.97% and BSE Metal slipped by 1.84%. Among 'A' group stocks, top three gainers were- Jaypee Infratech rose by 2.99%, Tech Mahindra up by 2.59% and Godrej Consumer Products surged by 2.45%. Top three losers were- HDIL declined by 22.44%, Hexaware Technologies down by 9.84% and Reliance Communications fell by 9.14%. |  | | | | | | | | Global signals Asian markets slipped on Wednesday (January 23, 2013), as positive Chinese manufacturing data was eclipsed by North Korea threatening a nuclear test. European shares are trading lower on Thursday as investors braced for the year's first reading on euro zone business activity for 2013 after data showed that France, the region's second-biggest economy, may be in recession. US stock index futures signaled a lower opening at the Wall Street on Friday. | | | | Commodity Hit List for 24-01-2013 - Evening session | | Support Levels | LTP | Resistance Levels | Action | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | Gold Cash USD ($) | 1666.5 | 1677.0 | 1681.0 | 1687.0 | 1697.5 | Sell below S1 | Gold MCX Feb | 30731.0 | 30530.0 | 30600.0 | 30847.0 | 31050.0 | Sell below S1 | Silver Cash USD ($) | 31.5 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.1 | 32.2 | Sell below S1 | Silver MCX Mar | 58855.0 | 59200.0 | 59319.0 | 59430.0 | 59670.0 | Sell below S1 | Copper MCX Feb | 433.0 | 436.0 | 437.1 | 438.0 | 440.0 | Sell below S1 | Zinc MCX Jan | 109.2 | 109.9 | 110.3 | 110.7 | 111.5 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Nickel MCX Jan | 920.0 | 929.0 | 933.7 | 938.0 | 946.0 | Sell below S1 | Aluminium MCX Jan | 107.9 | 108.9 | 109.2 | 109.5 | 110.0 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Lead MCX Jan | 125.0 | 125.7 | 126.2 | 126.7 | 128.0 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Crude Oil USD ($) | 93.7 | 95.0 | 95.6 | 96.0 | 96.9 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Crude Oil MCX Jan | 5026.0 | 5120.0 | 5135.0 | 5169.0 | 5183.0 | Sell below S1 | Natural Gas MCX Jan | 184.0 | 188.0 | 192.0 | 193.2 | 194.4 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | | | | | Visit www.sharekhan.com to manage your newsletter subscriptions | | | | | |
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