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Weekly-market: Indian stocks turn bearish ahead of RBI policy; Mkts lose 1%
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Saturday, March 16, 2013 |
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| March 15, 2013 | 5:30 PM | Markets end in negative territory; rate sensitives hit hard After opening trades in green, the Indian markets fell sharply as investors booked profits in rate sensitive shares with private sector banks among the major losers. Sensex shut shop down by 143 pts while the Nifty fell 36 pts. | | | | | | Major headlines | | Indian indices The key benchmark indices closed today's trading session in the negative zone backed by weak domestic cues. The broader markets too witnessed lackluster trade. The Indian equities ended today's trade with losses as investors booked profits at higher levels. Investors remained on the sidelines today ahead of the Reserve Bank of India's policy announcement next week on March 19. The NSE Nifty recouped the 5900 mark but failed to maintain it till the end while S&P BSE Sensex fell below 19,450 in today's trading session. The BSE Midcap Index was down by 0.62% and BSE Smallcap Index fell 0.84%. Movement of the Indian indices for the day Looking at the market movement for the day, positive Asian cues helped the key benchmark indices kick-start the trade in green zone. But in the mid-morning session, markets witnessed profit booking in rate sensitive shares which led the market to trade in red zone. Flat opening of the European markets also added pressure. The key indices hit their intraday low level in the early afternoon trade and closed today's session on a negative note. Sectors like realty, banking, oil & gas, auto, CG, metal, PSU, power, HC added pressure while others provided some support to the markets. The major S&P BSE Sensex losers for the day were - ICICI Bank, RIL, HDFC Bank, Tata Motors, L&T, Bharti Airtel and Gail India. | | INDEX PERFORMANCE |  | | | | | MARKET INDICATORS |  | | | | | | | Titan Industries | 242.40 | 5.78 | | Indiabulls Financial | 264.75 | 4.96 | | | | Coromandel International | 198.30 | -5.68 | | Indian Hotels | 55.85 | -4.86 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Adding further, Banking stocks were dragging indices on the Cobrapost expose. The Finance Ministry and Reserve Bank of India are investigating allegations of money laundering practices at top private sector lenders ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and Axis Bank. The Sensex closed at 19427.56, down by 142.88 points while the Nifty fell by 36.35 points to close at 5,872.60. Following are the stocks/sectors which were in news today: - NALCO slipped 9% after the Government of India set Rs40 per share as floor price for paring its stake through an offer for sale to comply with listing norms.
- Punj Lloyd rose 3.50% after company said it has bagged a contract worth Rs314 crore from Al-Khafji Joint Operations for an offshore project in Al-Khafji, Saudi Arabia.
- Parenteral Drugs surged, after the company said Goa Formulations, a subsidiary company has sold its pharmaceutical manufacturing unit at Goa to Fresenius Kabi. But the stock witnessed a reversal trend and fell by 5.64% in today's trade.
Market sentiment The market breadth stood in favor of decline. Of the 2990 stocks traded on the BSE, 1114 (37.26%) rose, 1754 (58.66%) fell and 122 (4.08%) stocks remained unchanged. | Sectoral & stock screening Among the 13 sectoral indices, four sectors closed in the green zone while remaining nine sectors closed in the red zone. Top Gainers- BSE CD up by 2.49% and BSE IT rose by 0.25% and BSE TECk up by 0.02%. Top Losers: BSE Realty slipped by 2.81%, BSE Bankex fell by 1.67% and BSE Oil & Gas declined by 1.18%. Among 'A' group stocks, top three gainers were - Siemens rose by 6.50%, Titan Industries up by 5.78% and Indiabulls Financial Services surged by 4.96%. Top three losers were - Nalco declined by 8.81%, Coromandel International down by 5.68% and Indian Hotels Co fell by 4.86%. |  | | | | | | | | | Global signals European shares opened flat on Friday, holding near recent highs thanks to central bank stimulus and an improving US economy on what could be a choppy trading day due to a big options expiry. Asian stock markets made solid gains on Friday, as the region's investors cheered signs of strength in the US economy. US stock index futures pointed towards a flat opening at the Wall Street on Friday. | | | | Commodity Hit List for 15-03-2013 - Evening session | | Support Levels | LTP | Resistance Levels | Action | S2 | S1 | R1 | R2 | Gold Cash USD ($) | 1576.5 | 1587.0 | 1591.5 | 1595.0 | 1603.0 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Gold MCX April | 29111.0 | 29260.0 | 29370.0 | 29450.0 | 29575.0 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Silver Cash USD ($) | 28.4 | 28.7 | 28.9 | 29.0 | 29.4 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Silver MCX May | 53500.0 | 54084.0 | 54359.0 | 54702.0 | 55000.0 | Sell below S1 | Copper MCX Apr | 422.0 | 425.0 | 426.6 | 428.2 | 432.3 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Zinc MCX Mar | 104.6 | 105.7 | 106.3 | 106.9 | 108.0 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Nickel MCX Mar | 920.0 | 925.0 | 932.8 | 936.5 | 950.0 | Buy Above R1 | Aluminium MCX Mar | 104.2 | 104.9 | 105.7 | 106.1 | 107.1 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Lead MCX Mar | 119.5 | 120.5 | 121.2 | 121.7 | 122.5 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Crude Oil USD ($) | 91.9 | 92.7 | 93.0 | 93.5 | 94.5 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Crude Oil MCX Mar | 4981.0 | 2025.0 | 5043.0 | 5077.0 | 5100.0 | Buy Above R1/Sell below S1 | Natural Gas MCX Mar | 206.2 | 207.7 | 208.5 | 209.0 | 211.0 | Buy Above R1 | | | | | Visit www.sharekhan.com to manage your newsletter subscriptions | | | | | |
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