Markets continued to trade on a volatile note in afternoon deals, ahead of the futures and options expiry on Thursday. The Sensex is up32 points at 16,999. Nifty is up five points at 5,146.
Tata Steel was the top Sensex gainer, up nearly 3%
BSE Capital Goods and Bankex indices surged over 2% each.
Sterlite Inds was the top Sensex gainer, up over 3%
Tata Motors was the top Sensex loser, down nearly 5%
BSE Capital Goods and FMCG indices surged between 1-2%
Interest rate sensitive counters were witnessing strong buying demand on expectations that the RBI will cut interest rates
ONGC, Bank of Baroda and HDFC among top gainers
State Bank of India rallied over 5% to Rs 1,942
BSE Power, Realty, Auto and PSU indices ended almost 1% down
The market breadth in BSE ended flat with 1333 shares advancing and 1393 shares declining.
Benchmark share indices ended nearly 2% down on Monday, amid weak cues from Asia and Europe, with index heavyweight Infosys leading the decline
The overall market breadth in BSE ended strong with 2,140 shares advancing and 764 shares declining.
The overall market breadth remained firm as 1,673 stocks are advancing while 1,303 are declining.
The overall market breadth remained firm as 1,618 stocks are advancing while 1,270 are declining.
The overall market breadth ended positive as 1,494 stocks are advancing while 1,383 are declining.
The overall market breadth in BSE remains positive with 1,723 shares advancing and 1,157 shares declining.
Realty stocks ended firm on expectations that the central bank will start cutting interest rates in the coming months to prop up slowing economy.