It was the second day when markets were trying to sustain above some important levels but failed in its attempt to do so. The markets opened the day in positive terrain and moved higher but slipped again as profit booking set in at the higher level.
The Sensex closed at 10,866.51 down 56.65 points. The Nifty lost 13 points to close at 3177.
The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 5,216.87, down 22 points.
The BSE Midcap Index ended at 4,359.42, down 14.55 points.
Most of the BSE sectoral indices closed in red with Oil and Gas, FMCG and Bank being among the top laggards.
The BSE Oil and Gas Index closed down 1.69% at 4,996.19. Petronet LNG, HPCL, Reliance, IOC and GAIL were among the losers.
The BSE Consumer Durables Index lost 1.6% at 2,726.94. BPL, Blue Star and Titan Industries lost ground
The BSE FMCG Index was down 1.6% at 1,857.33. P & G, Tata Tea, ITC, HLL and Colgate closed in red.
The BSE Bankex was down 1.5% at 4,773.04. PNB, Allahabad Bank, IOB, Bank of India and Union Bank were among the losers.
The BSE Metal Index flat at 7,853.75. JindalStainless, SAIL, Guj NRE Coke and Tata Steel witnessed moderate buying.
The Auto index closed at 4,564.57 down 0.2%. Hero Honda, Ashok Leyland, Escorts, Cummins and Tube Investment closed lower.
The BSE IT Index was up 0.2% at 4,010.83. HCL Tech, TCS, Infosys and Patni Computer moved up.
The BSE Capital Goods Index was down 0.5% at 7,151.33. Gammon India, Alfa Laval, SKF India, Alstom Projects and Bharat Elec closed lower.
The BSE Health care index closed up 0.5% at 3,256.26. Sterling Bio, Cadila Health, Nicholas Piramal and Wyeth closed in the positive terrain.
The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 5531.27 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 21406.45 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 2541 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 29478.72 crore.
Markets today:
-Markets end in the red after profit booking in late trade
-Investors lighten positions ahead of FOMC meet on rate hike next week
-Sensex down 0.5% at 10,867; Nifty down 0.4% at 3177 points
-Select pharma & IT stocks defy broad trend to end firm
-BSE Healthcare index up 0.4%; GSK Pharma up 2.4%, Dr. Reddy's up 1.4%
-BSE IT index up a tad; HCL tech up 1%, Infosys, TCS close firm
-BSE Oil & Gas index down 1.6%; HPCL down 2.2%, Reliance down 2%
-BSE FMCG index down 1.6%; Tata Tea down 2.5%, ITC down 2.2%
-BSE Bank index down 1.5%; PNB down 4.2%, OBC down 3.2%
-Market breadth negative; NSE Advance:Decline ratio around 5:8
-Total turnover at 29,478.72 cr vs Rs 29,792.72 cr on Thursday
Markets this week:
-Markets regain strength on the back of good quarterly earnings
-Sensex goes above 11,000 & Nifty above 3200 during the week
-Sensex up 1.7% at 10,867; Nifty up 1.5% at 3177 points
-Midcaps outperform; CNX Midcap index up 1.8%; BSE Small Cap index up 3%
-Gains broad-based; BSE & NSE 500 indices up over 1.5% each
-BSE Capital index up 3.6%; Auto index up 3.3%, IT index up 3.1%
-BSE Healthcare index up 1.7%, Bank index 1.1%, Metals index up 0.5%
-BSE Oil & Gas index down 1.1%; FMCG index down 1.9%
-Midcap gainers: Jagran Prakashan, RK Forgings up 32%, Guj Alkalies up 25%
F&O UPDATE
Turnover at Rs 21406.45 Cr
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