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Generally, most Indians are under-prepared for their post-retirement life. Many middle class private sector employees end up consuming their PF accumulations for variety of other reasons like marriage of their children, medical treatment or purchase of house, etc., says Anil Chopra- Group CEO & Director- Bajaj Capital
Investors went looking for bargain in banking, oil and gas and auto stocks.
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NSE Nifty, after shuttling between 10,809.60 and 10,725.90, finished 30.95 points, or 0.29 per cent lower at 10,741.10.
The NSE Nifty ended 89.40 points, or 0.83 per cent, lower at 10,710.45.
Falling incomes and longer winter to translate into lower demand for at least some months.
The broader NSE Nifty gained 22 points to 10,480.60
The indices closed with losses for the week, with the Sensex declining 476.14 points, and the broader NSE Nifty falling 155.45 points during the period.
The 30-share Sensex ended higher by 46 points at 26,360 and the 50-share Nifty gained 16 points at 7,891.
Most listed corporate entities in the country are in a fix. With the sudden declaration in late March of a nationwide lockdown to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, the final calculations of their financial results for the year 2019-20 (FY20) are hanging in limbo. Till April 19, only 41 of the 3,947 companies listed on the BSE have managed to finalise the dates for the declaration of their yearly financial results.
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Investors booked profits in range-bound trade, led by PSU, oil & gas, energy, infrastructure, telecom, realty, healthcare, bankex, FMCG, capital goods and power counters.
The 30-share Sensex ended 271 points higher to end at 28,930 and the 50-share Nifty climbed 76 points to close at 8,776.
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Market breadth on the BSE ended firm as 1,908 shares advanced and 1,156 shares declined
TCS, Bajaj Auto, Adani Ports and Cipla were the top gainers on BSE Sensex while Coal India, GAIL, Dr Reddy's and Infosys lost the most on the index.
The Sensex swung over 660 points both ways on alternate bouts of selling and buying before closing the day higher by 97.39 points, or 0.28 per cent.
Top losers in the Sensex pack include Bharti Airtel, Infosys, Asian Paints, RIL, Coal India, HDFC Bank, HDFC, TCS, ONGC and M&M, falling up to 3.09 per cent.
In the Sensex pack, ICICI Bank emerged as the top gainer by rising 0.97 per cent, while Tata Steel advanced 0.92 per cent.
The broader Nifty too fell for the second straight session and closed with a loss of over 62 points, or 0.54 per cent, at 11,520.30, after hovering between 11,496.85 and 11,602.55.
Dealer despatches will probably be a good signal of economic turnaround or further deterioration, says Devangshu Datta.
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The fall was led by L&T, IndusInd Bank, PowerGrid, NTPC, TCS, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Hero MotoCorp, Bharti Airtel and SBI, declining up to 2.64 per cent.
The 30-share Sensex ended down 66 points at 28,438 and the Nifty ended down 15 points at 8,633.
Strong gains in metal, energy, auto and power shares lifted the key indices to new highs.
BSE Auto was the top sectoral loser with a 4.6% fall followed by realty sector down 3.7% and consumer durables 3.6% post disappointing IIP numbers
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Reflecting the bearish mood, all sectoral indices, led by metal, teck and healthcare, ended in the negative zone.
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The NSE 50-share Nifty also closed higher by 61.60 points, or 0.59 per cent, at 10,504.80 after shuttling between 10,513 and 10,441.45.
It is the six per cent target RBI is more concerned about.
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ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank down between 0.2%-1.4% each.
This is the highest closing for both the indices since May 15.
Mid- and small-cap companies seem to have done better than top-tier companies
Both are focused on the overall transportation business, in which taxi services are only a part; the extended ambit includes autos, motorbikes, cycles, electric vehicles, water transport as well as food delivery services, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
Two-wheeler prices are likely to rise by 10-25 per cent on account of higher premiums on insurance and commodity prices, mandatory safety regulations and BS-VI emissions that kick in from April 1, 2020.
After paring some gains, the 30-share index settled at an all-time closing high of 28,008.90, up by 98.84 points, or 0.35 per cent, over the previous close.
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