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Post-market: Indian mkts end on a strong note; Sensex gains 135 pts
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013 |
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| February 19, 2013 | 5:30 PM | Indian mkts end on a strong note; Sensex gains 135 pts The Indian markets emerged from a gloomy session of the opening bell and shut shop with smart gains in trade today. The Sensex rose 135 points higher while the Nifty gained 42 points. | | | | | | Major headlines | | Indian indices The key benchmark indices closed today's trading session in the positive zone following the rally in index heavyweights. Indian indices opened today's session on a flat note tracking weak Asian cues. The markets witnessed lackluster trade in the first half, which left investors to calmly watch the show. However, there was a bounce back in the late afternoon session as majority of the sectors came under buyers radar led by intensified buying in the index heavyweights. The broader markets too ended the trade in the green zone. The positive opening of the European markets also helped the Indian equities to maintain its strength till the end of the day. Movement of the Indian indices for the day The Indian markets started today's trade on a flat note for the second consecutive session due to lack of local and Asian cues. Black clouds were hovering on the Dalal Street for most part of the day as the equities witnessed gloomy trading sessions. The key indices hit their intraday low levels at 19457.21 and intraday high at 19671.17 in the afternoon session. | | INDEX PERFORMANCE |  | | | | | MARKET INDICATORS |  | | | | | | Eicher Motors | 2,838.75 | 6.26 | | | Tech Mahindra | 1,034.00 | 4.82 | | | Bharti Airtel | 307.75 | -1.94 | | Zee Entertainment | 220.55 | -1.67 | | Hero MotoCorp | 1,672.65 | -1.37 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Markets took a breather as frontline Indian equity benchmarks staged a spirited comeback in the mid-afternoon trades led by strong buying across the board. The Indian equity benchmarks witnessed a reversal trend in trade today supported by gains in ONGC, TCS, Infosys, HUL and Cipla. The recovery in the Indian equities also came due to the positive sentiments from European markets. The broader markets too ended with gains. The BSE Midcap index added 1.12%, while the BSE Smallcap index rose 0.94% at the closing bell. The overall market breadth stood positive. The Sensex ended at 19635.72, up by 134.64 points while Nifty closed at 5939.70, up by 41.50 points. Following are the stocks/sectors which were in news today - Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) hits 5% upper circuit after controlling stakeholder United Breweries Holdings raised the amount it can lend to the ailing carrier.
- Hotel Leelaventure surged after the company sells its IT park building in the city of Chennai for Rs1.7 billion to Reliance Industries. The stock was up by 9.98% in today's trade.
- Ambuja Cements, ACC rose after shareholders of both these companies separately approved payment of technology and know-how fees to Switzerland's Holcim. At the end of the day ACC gained 2.80% and Ambuja Cements jumped 1.55%.
| Market sentiment The market breadth stood in favor of advances. Of the 2,960 stocks traded on the BSE, 1,371 (46.32%) rose, 742 (25.07%) fell and 847 (28.61%) stocks remained unchanged. | Sectoral & stock screening All the sectors closed in green zone. The topmost gainers are - BSE Realty up 1.90%, BSE IT up 1.66%, BSE HC up 1.38%, BSE Power up 1.16% and BSE TECk up 1.10%. Among 'A' group stocks, top three gainers were- Eicher Motors rose by 6.26%, IFCI up by 5.52% and Tech Mahindra surged by 4.82%. Top three losers were- Bharti Airtel declined by 1.94%, Zee Entertainment Enterprises down by 1.67% and Hero MotoCorp fell by 1.37%. |  | | | | | | | | Global signals European shares are trading higher on Tuesday (February 19, 2013) ahead of German economic sentiment data, while the yen rose after Japanese ministers played down talk the Bank of Japan might buy foreign bonds to loosen credit. Asian shares barely moved on Tuesday as a holiday in the US overnight and a lack of catalysts kept many investors on the sidelines. US stock index futures poised for a firmer opening at the Wall Street on Tuesday. | | | | Commodity Hit List for 19-02-2013 - Evening session | | Support Levels | LTP | Resistance Levels | Action | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | Gold Cash USD ($) | 1597.0 | 1606.0 | 1613.0 | 1618.0 | 1629.0 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Gold MCX April | 29950.0 | 30148.0 | 30211.0 | 30237.0 | 30270.0 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Silver Cash USD ($) | 29.8 | 29.9 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 30.5 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Silver MCX Mar | 55800.0 | 56122.0 | 56262.0 | 56415.0 | 56680.0 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Copper MCX Feb | 437.4 | 440.1 | 440.3 | 442.8 | 443.8 | Sell below S1 | Zinc MCX Feb | 114.0 | 115.3 | 115.5 | 116.0 | 116.6 | Sell below S1 | Nickel MCX Feb | 948.0 | 958.8 | 960.7 | 963.0 | 972.0 | Sell below S1 | Aluminium MCX Feb | 111.8 | 112.6 | 112.9 | 113.1 | 113.7 | Sell below S1 | Lead MCX Feb | 127.0 | 128.0 | 128.5 | 129.0 | 129.5 | Sell below S1 | Crude Oil USD ($) | 94.2 | 95.2 | 95.4 | 95.6 | 96.0 | Sell below S1 | Crude Oil MCX Feb | 5135.0 | 5172.0 | 5180.0 | 5201.0 | 5217.0 | Sell below S1 | Natural Gas MCX Feb | 169.3 | 171.1 | 173.2 | 173.8 | 176.0 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | | | | | Visit www.sharekhan.com to manage your newsletter subscriptions | | | | | |
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