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Sharekhan Post-Market Report dated April 21, 2008

 
 
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April 21, 2008


Index Performance
Index
Sensex
Nifty
Open 16,611.41 4,955.90
High 16,778.59 5,053.40
Low 16,611.41 4,955.90
Today's Cls 16,739.33 5,037.00
Prev Cls 16,481.20 4,958.40
Change 258.13 78.60
% Change 1.57 1.59
 
Market Indicators
Top Movers (Group A)
Company Price 
(Rs)
%
chg
Gainers
Dish TV 64.90 17.15
Praj Industries 174.85 15.34
Biocon 504.85 12.79
Shipping Corporation 241.75 9.64
Bajaj Hindusthan 238.80 8.97
Losers
TV18 322.70 -6.71
Tech Mahindra 881.25 -5.40
United Spirits 1,756.00 -3.73
Zee Enter 207.30 -3.69
Bajaj Holdings 684.25 -3.49

Market Statistics
- BSE NSE
Advances 2,052 1,290
Declines 674 332
Unchanged 46 13
Volume(Nos) 44.33cr

61.31cr

 Market Commentary 

Sensex ends firm at 16,739
Sharp upmove in metal, banking and consumer durable stocks helped the Sensex register gains of 258 points at close.
The market remained upbeat on the extended day's trading session and registered gains of more than 200 points during the intra-day trades on phenomenal buying in   
metal, banking and consumer durable (CD) stocks. The Sensex resumed on a firm note at 16,611 and moved past the 16,700 mark in early trades. The index remained above the crucial level for the rest of the trading session and advanced further to touch the intra-day high of 16,779, up 298 points from the day's low of 11,882. The Sensex finally ended 1.57% higher or up 258 points at 16,739, while the Nifty rose 1.59% or 79 points to close at 5,037.

Movers & Shakers
  • Larsen & Toubro edged higher on reports to develop a Rs3,500-crore integrated commercial complex at Seawoods, Navi Mumbai
  • Sun TV Network slipped despite announcing the launch of FM stations at Rajkot, Aurangabad and Ahmedabad
  • Satra Properties India rose on reports that the company has acquired property at Juhu, Mumbai. 
  • Praj Industries inched up sharply on achieving innovational breakthrough in non-food biofuels.

Metal stocks were the clear winner among the index stocks. Tata Steel led the upsurge and flared up 8.61% at Rs776.80, while Jindal Steel vaulted 5.07% at Rs2,122.15 and Sh Precoated scaled up 4.98% at Rs200.45. Among other major gainers, SAIL shot up by 4.33% at Rs178.40, ISPAT Industries advanced 3.19% at Rs33.95, NALCO surged 3.09% at Rs435.95 and Hindalco added 2.95% at Rs191.85. JSW at Rs833.70, Maharashtra Seamless at Rs1.98, Welspun Gujarat at Rs1.98, Gujarat NRE at Rs158.98, Bhushan Steel at Rs816.10 and Jindal Saw at Rs1.19 gained around 1-2% each. Satyam Computer went up by 2.13% at Rs458.95, while Infosys and Wipro ended with modest losses.

Banking stocks, too, attracted relentless buying. Axis Bank rose 6.83% at Rs881.10, Bank of India jumped by 4.91% at Rs336.60. Union Bank at Rs165.60, Bank of Baroda at Rs310, Centurion Bank of Punjab at Rs46.65, HDFC Bank at Rs1445.25, SBI at Rs1741 and ICICI Bank at Rs863.55 moved up by 3-4% each. Among the gainers in CD stocks, Videocon Industries, Bluestar, Lloyd Electric, Gitanjali, Titan and Rajesh Export gained between 0.50- 6% each.

Over 1.84 crore ISPAT Industries shares changed hands on the BSE followed by Sita Shree Food products (1.32 crore shares), Orchid Chemicals (1.13 crore shares), Centurion Bank of Punjab (1.09 crore shares), Tata Teleservices (1.08 crore shares) and Nagarjuna Fertilisers (1.04 crore shares).





European Indices at 16:15 IST on 21-04-2008


Index Level Change (pts) Change (%)
FTSE 100 Index 6035.40 -21.10 -0.35
CAC 40 Index 4906.03 -55.66 -1.12
DAX Index 6769.63 -73.45 -1.07








Asian Indices at close on 21-04-2008


Index Level Change (pts) Change (%)
Nikkei 225 13696.55 220.10 1.63
Hang Seng Index 24721.67 523.89 2.17
Kospi Index 1800.48 28.58 1.61
Straits Times Index 3344.53 - -
Jakarta Composite Index 2335.89 -13.38 -0.57





 





 
 


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