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Sensex ends flat, Hindalco gains 4%
 
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February 28, 2008 16:32 IST
The Sensex opened marginally (15 points) lower at 17,811 on mixed cues from the Asian markets. The index moved into positive zone and touched a high of 17,922 in early trades.

The index could not hold gains and slipped back into negative territory. The index touched a low of 17,690 - down 232 points from the day's high - but rebounded into positive zone in late trades.

The Sensex finally ended on a flat note (down two points) at 17,824.

The NSE Nifty moved up 17 points to end at 5,285.

The BSE market breadth was marginally negative - out of 2,784 stocks traded, 1,444 declined, 1,276 advanced on Thursday.

Index movers...

Hindalco [Get Quote] gained 4% to Rs 204. Bajaj Auto [Get Quote] moved up 3.6% to Rs 2,255.

HDFC [Get Quote] and Mahindra & Mahindra added over 3% each to close at Rs 2,775 and Rs 680, respectively.

BHEL gained 2.7% at Rs 2,324. Wipro [Get Quote], Cipla and Satyam [Get Quote] advanced over 2% each to Rs 450, Rs 206 and Rs 447, respectively.

Ranbaxy [Get Quote] moved up nearly 2% to Rs 445. Tata Steel [Get Quote] and HDFC Bank were up around 1.5% each at Rs 824 and Rs 1,471, respectively.

...And the shakers

DLF dropped over 2% to Rs 805. SBI [Get Quote] and Reliance declined 2% each to Rs 2,039 and Rs 2,537, respectively.

Reliance Energy [Get Quote] slipped nearly 2% to Rs 1,601.

Infosys [Get Quote], ACC and ICICI Bank [Get Quote] were down around 1% each at Rs 1,599, Rs 808 and Rs 1,103, respectively.
 
Major Gainers

Major Losers

Name

Close

% Chg

Name

Close

% Chg

Shreyas Shipping86.5020.0Sky Industries [Get Quote]75.9518.9
Todays Writing83.0019.0OCL India [Get Quote]245.1010.0
National Oxygen [Get Quote]55.1014.5Amarjot Sp21.057.5
Harsun Agro423.0014.3Sika Interp55.506.3
Zodiac JRDMK59.9510.0Cam Solutions51.005.9
(Close = Stock pirce at the end of day in Rs)

Value and volume toppers

OnMobile topped the value chart with a turnover of Rs 271.35 crore followed by Reliance Capital [Get Quote] (Rs 186 crore), debutant Manjushree Extrusions (Rs 173.35 crore), Reliance Energy (Rs 149.65 crore) and Reliance Energy (Rs 147.70 crore).


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