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BSE Index
14296.79
-248.45
-1.74
NSE Index
4292.1
-78.1
-1.82
Intense selling in RIL and bank stocks triggered a sell-off in late trade. The BSE Sensex lost 248.45 points at 14,048.34. The S&P CNX Nifty slipped 78.1 points to 4214. The market breadth was weak on the BSE with 1718 shares declining as compared to 912 that advanced. RIL lost 2.88% to Rs 2086. Hindalco Industries settled at Rs 121.40 after starting to trade on an ex-rights basis today. DLF plunged 3.31% to Rs 462.35. Other real estate shares Unitech (down 2.21% to Rs 152.90), Ansal Infrastructures (down 3.66% to Rs 96) and Sobha Developers (down 3.31% to Rs 257) edged lower. However, Akruti City spurted 8.76% to Rs 895.55. Banking shares dropped. HDFC Bank (down 0.44% to Rs 1228) and SBI (down 1.97% to Rs 1304.70) declined. Cement shares slipped. ACC (down 1.34% to Rs 551), Ambuja Cement (down 1.69% to Rs 78.55), UltraTech Cement Co (down 1% to Rs 588.90) and India Cement (down 2.96% to Rs 136) slipped. Tata Steel lost 2.24% to Rs 568.40. IT pivotals declined. Infosys Technologies slipped 0.47% to Rs 1700. Wipro (down 2.67% to Rs 414), Satyam Computer Services (down 0.10% to Rs 404.50) and TCS (down 3.24% to Rs 792) declined. Capital goods heavyweights suffered steep losses. Bhel (down 3.29% to Rs 1626) and L&T (down 2.58% to Rs 2510) slumped. Telecom pivotals were also under pressure. Bharti Airtel fell 0.14% to Rs 803. Reliance Communications fell 2.47% to Rs 387.50. Reliance Infrastructure (down 3.29% to Rs 1626), TCS (down 3.24% to Rs 792) and Tata Motors (down 2.92% to Rs 410.45) edged lower from the Sensex pack. M&M fell 2.76% to Rs 560. Tata Power rose 1.41% to Rs 1025.90. Maruti Suzuki India (up 0.57% to Rs 630) and ITC (up 0.54% to Rs 184.50) edged higher from Sensex pack. Pyramid Saimira Theatre rose 3.85% to Rs 139. Apollo Sindhoori Capital Investments jumped 9.65%. On the Nymex, October 2008 crude rose $1.88 at $118.15 per barrel, yesterday on fears that Tropical Storm Gustav could interrupt oil and natural gas output in the Gulf of Mexico.
Sector Watch
Health Care
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Gainers
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Losers
Scrip Name
Closing Price
%Change
Dishman Phar
308.10
4.02
CadilaHealth
323.45
3.14
Fortis Healt
74.90
2.60
Apollo Hspt
480.00
1.66
IPCA Labs
580.00
1.47
Information Technology
Top
Gainers
Top
Losers
Scrip Name
Closing Price
%Change
MphasiS
236.85
3.02
Moser Baer
92.70
0.87
Satyam Compu
406.45
0.52
Patni Comput
225.25
0.02
Capital Goods
Top
Gainers
Top
Losers
Scrip Name
Closing Price
%Change
KirlosOilEng
89.00
3.79
Suzlon
208.15
1.64
SKF India
220.50
1.22
Kalpatru Pwr
818.80
0.36
AIA Engineer
1,547.25
0.17
BSE PSU Index
Top
Gainers
Top
Losers
Scrip Name
Closing Price
%Change
Hind Copper
226.00
3.13
PFC
133.75
2.37
BankofBaroda
273.60
1.58
Jammu & Kash
493.35
0.69
Concor
876.65
0.50
Consumer Durables
Top
Gainers
Top
Losers
Scrip Name
Closing Price
%Change
Titan Inds
1,239.20
1.16
AsianStarCo
1,317.00
0.30
Blue Star
411.00
0.09
FMCG Index
Top
Gainers
Top
Losers
Scrip Name
Closing Price
%Change
United Spiri
1,351.85
1.38
Nestle
1,751.75
1.01
ColgatePalmo
418.55
0.56
United Brew
164.80
0.46
GodrejConsum
132.70
0.26
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FTSE
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NASDAQ
2,513.04
+16.73
+0.67 %
DOW
12,786.64
+19.07
+0.15 %
NIKKEI
17,913.21
-25.91
-0.14 %
HSI
20,651.42
+83.51
+0.41 %
Asian markets: Asian markets were trading mixed. Key benchmark indices in Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan were down by between 0.52% and 2.29%. However, indices in China and Japan rose 0.34% and 0.12%, respectively.
US markets: US stocks rose on Wednesday as surprisingly strong data on durable goods orders soothed some concerns about the sluggish economy while Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac led a rally in financial shares. The Dow Jones was up 89.64 points, or 0.79%, at 11,502.51. The S&P 500 was up 10.12 points, or 0.80%, at 1,281.63. The Nasdaq was up 20.49 points, or 0.87%, at 2,382.46.
ADR prices
(USD)
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Change
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ICICI BANK
44.58
+0.23
+0.52 %
REDIFF
NA
NA
NA
SILVERLINE
Data not available.
VSNL
19.20
-0.15
-0.78 %
DR REDDYS
17.26
+0.10
+0.58 %
WIPRO
18.32
NA
NA
SATYAM COMP
23.55
-0.38
-1.59 %
INFOSYS
NA
NA
NA
SATYAM
NA
NA
NA
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Derivatives Summary
Weekly Snapshot
Top Gainers
CMP
% ch
AKRUTI CITY
895.55
8.76
ZEETELEFILMS
358.00
4.30
EDUCOMP SOLU
3,592.15
4.18
BAJAJ FINSER
542.00
4.05
BAJAJ HOLDIN
484.25
3.41
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Top Losers
CMP
% ch
HINDALCO
121.05
-12.60
INDIABULLS
231.45
-7.77
TRIVENI ENG
92.10
-7.48
JAINIRRIGATN
408.00
-6.86
MRPL
60.15
-6.09
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Volume Toppers
CMP
Value
RELINCECAPTL
1,284.55
2,500.54
ZEETELEFILMS
358.00
970.52
AKRUTI CITY
895.55
910.29
RANBAXY LABS
514.00
779.99
EDUCOMP SOLU
3,592.15
584.76
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FII Investments
Date
Type
Net Invest (Rs.cr)
27/08/2008
Equity
-506.00
27/08/2008
Debt
-45.80
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