Monday, March 16, 2009

Markets Opened With Marginal Gains- March 16, 2009

The markets today opened with marginal gains on the back of firm global cues. But suddenly the markets turned volatile and slipped from the early session high as selling pressure emerged among the selective scrips mainly led by the IT, Metal, Power and Phama stocks. However, the Consumer Durables, Capital Goods and Banking stocks are trading higher in the opening trade. The BSE Mid Cap and the Small Cap index are however trading with a gain of more than 0.5% each.

The Asian markets are trading higher today barring the Straits Times index, which is trading down by (1.27%). However, the Hang Seng, Nikkei 255 and Seoul Composite index are trading up by (0.96%), (2.09%) and (0.05%) respectively.

The US stock markets on Friday ended higher for the fourth consecutive day mainly led by the financial stocks. The healthcare stocks spurred after a series of merger and acquisition activity. On the economic front, the January trade balance showed a deficit of $36 billion better than the expected $38 billion. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) advanced by 53.92 points to close at 7,223.98. The NASDAQ Composite (RIXF) index increased by 5.40 points to close at 1,431.50 and the S&P 500 (SPX) grew by 5.81 points to close at 756.55.

The BSE Sensex is now trading above the 8,750 mark and the NSE Nifty trading above the 2,700 mark.

Jai Prakash Associate reported the top gainer from the BSE Sensex pack, as it is trading higher by (4.72%) at Rs. 74.25 while Grasim Industries reported the top loser down by (2.30%) at Rs. 1,458.95.

The overall market breadth is positive as 890 stocks are advancing while 510 stocks are declining on BSE.

At 10.33AM, the BSE Sensex was down by 1.41 points at 8,755.20 and the Nifty was marginally down by 0.20 points to 2,719.05.

The BSE Mid Cap increased by 19.26 points to 2,659.62 and the BSE Small Cap grew by 15.04 points to 2,949.10.

BSE Bank index is trading higher by 64.40 points or (1.62%) to trade at 4,038.25. The top gainers are IDBI Bank increased by (3.27%) to Rs.44.25, Canara Bank up by (2.72%) to Rs.153, PNB inclined by (2.56%) to Rs.345 followed by AXIS Bank grew by (2.16%) to Rs. 337.70.

BSE Realty index advancing by 32.48 points or (2.31%) to trade at 1,441.04. The major gainers are Omaxe Ltd. inclined by (3.04%) to Rs. 42.35, DLF up by (2.72%) to Rs.156.70, Sobha Developers increased by (2.53%) to Rs.79 followed by HDIL up by (2.13%) to Rs.69.60.

Tata Motors is trading higher by (2.47%) at Rs. 165.70. The company launches new Safari variant, i.e the new Gx variant. The current Safari DICOR range comprises three variants: Lx, Ex and Vx.

PNB is trading higher by (2.33%) at Rs.344.20. The life insurer LIC of India is likely to sign a bancassurance agreement with Punjan National Bank. This would allow the bank to sell LIC’s products through its branch network across the country.

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