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Sensex gains 30 points at close

Last updated on: December 04, 2006 17:10 IST
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The markets ended flat amid volatile trade on lack of buying interest in stocks. The Sensex closed at 13,874.33 up 29.55 points or 0.2%. The Nifty closed up 3.40 points or 0.09% at 4001.

Selective buying was seen in stocks like Tata Motors, ACC, L&T and PNB.

The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 6,776.84 up 58.10 points or 0.9%.

The BSE Midcap Index ended at 5,818.95 up 43.53 points or 0.75%.

The BSE Bankex was lost 0.53% at 7,250.99.  Canara Bank, UTI Bank, Bank of India, SBI, Bank of Baroda moved downwards.

The BSE IT Index lost 0.1% at 5,136.44.  Satyam, HDFC Bank, Wipro, HDFC, ONGC, Hero Honda declined

The BSE Metal Index was up 0.6% to close at 8,967.97. Sterlite Ind, Welspun Guj, Mah Seamless, Hindalco,  Hind Zinc ended higher.

The BSE Capital Goods Index was up 2.2% at 9,305.81. Aban Offshore, Ingersoll Rand, Lakshmi Machine, L&T  and Thermax closed higher.

The BSE Health Care Index closed was up 0.5% at 3,788.34. Ipca Labs, Ranbaxy Labs, Aurobindo Pharm, Divis Labs, Sun Pharma  closed higher.

The BSE FMCG Index gained 0.5% at 2,060.85. United Spirits, Tata Tea, Shaw Wallace, Britannia closed in green.

The BSE Auto Index closed at 5,515.85 up 0.8%.  Tata Motors, Apollo Tyres, Escorts, Punj Tractors, Hind Motors moved higher.

The BSE Oil and Gas Index lost 0.05% to close at 6,126.94. Petronet LNG, ONGC, Reliance Natura, BPCL ended in red.

The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 8840.92 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 24341.18 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 4818.42 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 38000.52 crore.

Markets today:

  • Nifty closes above 4,000 for 1st time ever
  • Markets end flat amid volatile trade
  • Sensex up 30 points at 13874.11; Nifty up 3.40 points at 4001
  • BSE Capital Goods Index up 1.81%; L&T up 3.13%, BHEL up 2.63%, ABB up 2.35%
  • Index gainers; Tata Motors up 4.3%, ACC up 3.56%, Rel Energy up 3%
  • CNX Midcap Index up 0.40%; sugar stocks gain
  • Balrampur Chini up 9.26%, Bajaj Hind up 4.44%, Dhampur Sugar up 11.6%
  • BSE Small-Cap Index up 1%; Flex Ind up 20%, Heritage Foods up 15.5%
  • NSE Advance Decline ratio at 5:4
  • Total market turnover at Rs 38000.52 cr Vs Rs 38397.34 cr on Friday

F&O

  • Turnover at Rs 24341.18 Cr
  • ACC,Alok Ind adds 4 lakh shares in OI
  • Bharat Forge adds 7 lakh shares in OI
  • BOI,Bharti adds 5 lakh shares in OI
  • RCOM adds 8 lakh shares in OI
  • GMR Infra adds 6 lakh shares in OI
  • Hindalco adds 10 lakh shares in OI
  • Indian Hotel adds 9 lakh shares in OI
  • IVRCL adds 15 lakh shares in OI
  • ITC,Lanco Infratech adds 8 lakh shares in OI
  • RIL,Sail adds 11 lakh shares in OI
  • Zee adds 10 lakh shares in OI

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