Equity investors became poorer by over Rs 8 lakh crore in five days of market plunge. The BSE benchmark has lost 2,062.99 points or 4 per cent in five trading sessions. On Thursday, the 30-share BSE benchmark tanked 585.10 points or 1.17 per cent to close at 49,216.52. Following the bearish trend, the market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies declined by Rs 804,216.71 crore to Rs 2,01,22,436.75 crore in five days.
The NSE Nifty ended at 2771, down 78 points. The market breadth was fairly negative -- out of 2,503 stocks traded, 1,712 declined, 688 advanced and the rest are unchanged.
The market breadth was marginally negative - out of 2,672 stocks traded, 1,316 declined, 1,277 advanced and 79 were unchanged. The NSE Nifty ended with a gain of 71 points at 3,921.
The NSE Nifty ended at 2,935, up 15 points. The market breadth was positive - out of 2,574 stocks traded, 1,374 advanced, 1,092 declined and 108 were unchanged on Tuesday.
Major gainers include L&T, Asian Paints, Vedanta, Tata Steel, Coal India, Infosys, M&M, Adani Ports, Maruti Suzuki, Axis Bank, HDFC, Power Grid, ONGC, Tata Motors, Sun Pharma, ITC, IndusInd Bank, HDFC Bank and SBI
The NSE Nifty moved up 75 points to settle at 4,001. The index touched a high of 13,510 -- up 482 points from the day's low. The Sensex finally ended (provisional) with a gain of 311 points at 13,405.
The NSE Nifty ended at 2763, up 29 points. The market breadth was marginally positive - out of 2,523 stocks traded, 1,228 advanced, 1,190 declined and 105 were unchanged on Wednesday.
Top losers in the Sensex pack included ICICI Bank, Tata Steel, Vedanta, HDFC IndusInd Bank, Tata Motors, RIL and ONGC -- falling up to 4.45 per cent.
It, however, was a record-smashing week for both the indices, which scaled their lifetime highs.
The 30-share Sensex was up 191 points at 28,707.75 and the 50-share Nifty was up 54 points at 8,714.
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The 30 Sensex companies alone, which are among the biggest companies in the country, now account for nearly 50% or about Rs 47 lakh crore of total investor wealth.
Sensex ended up 190 points at 25,519 and Nifty climbed 57 points to end at 7,626.
Sensex firm on favourable GDP numbers for FY16.
Sensex closed the day 416 points higher.
Jindal Steel and Power was the top loser down 10% followed by Hindalco, Tata Steel, Tata Power which ended down between 0.5-3% each.
Benchmark share indices ended at record closing highs, amid a volatile trading session on Monday, with IT majors leading the gains.
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