Todays Market Closing Report - 10th January 2012

Positive global cues had the Indian market break out of its 2-3 week trading range and move higher crossing important resistance levels. Broadbased buying saw the indices post huge gains, particularly in banks, metals, capital goods and oil & gas sectors. Trade volumes were smart, too. Sensex shut shop at 16165, up 350 points and Nifty at 4849, up 106 points from the previous close. CNX Midcap index was up 2.4% and BSE Smallcap index was up 2.6%. The market breadth was positive with advances at 1112 against declines of 207 on the NSE. Top Nifty gainers were Reliance Power, PNB and Mahindra & Mahindra while losers included Ranbaxy and TCS.

Today's Market Review - 02nd January 2012

It was a lacklustre start to the year 2012 for the Indian market which opened flat and remained within a tight range for most part of the day. In the last hour, the benchmark indices surged, aided by oil & gas, IT and banks, and managed to close with modest gains. Sensex shut shop at 15517, up 63 points and Nifty at 4636, up 12 points from the previous close. CNX Midcap index was down 0.3% andBSE Smallcap index was up 0.1%. The market breadth was positive with advances at 693 against declines of 584 on the NSE. Top Nifty gainers were Coal India, Tata Motors and Rcom while losers included Bajaj Auto, Sesa Goa and Hero MotoCorp.

Daily Market Review - 30th December 2011

It was a choppy session for the Indian market which closed near the low point of the day and with modest losses. It opened quiet and continued to trade subdued and rangebound for most part and the volume of trade was low, too. Towards close, profit booking in oil & gas, banks and realty dragged the indices down. Sensex shut shop at 15454, down 89 points and Nifty at 4624, down 21 points from the previous close. CNX Midcap index was up 0.6% and BSE Smallcap index was down 0.1%. The market breadth was negative with advances at 623 against declines of 653 on the NSE. Top Nifty gainers were Cairn India, Rcom and Sesa Goa while losers included Kotak Mahindra Bank, IDFC and RIL.

Today's Market Review

The markets lost significantly today with banking, metal and oil & gas playing lead roles in pulling the indices down. Auto, FMCG and realty, too, traded weak and capital goods and power were the only two sectors that closed positive. The Sensex closed at 15728, down 146 points from its previous close, and the Nifty shut shop at 4706, down 45 points. The CNX Midcap index closed with 1% loss while the BSE Smallcap index was down 1.1% in today's trade. The market breadth was negative with advances at 394 against declines of 889 on the NSE. The top Nifty gainers were BHEL, NTPC, Tata Power and Power Grid while the biggest losers includedJindal Steel, PNB, ICICI Bank and Cairn India.

Today's Market Review

The markets closed with moderate declines today and barring FMCG, all sectoral indices closed negative. The Sensex closed at 15883 (provisional), down 88 points from its previous close, and the Nifty closed at 4751 (provisional), down 28 points. The CNX Midcap index was down 0.7% and the BSE Smallcap index lost 0.3%. The market breadth was negative with advances at 512 against declines of 772 on the NSE.