The Nifty
ended the truncated session on a positive note, above 5,200, on low
volumes. The special trading session today was held since the NSE was
upgrading its futures and options
trading system, as reported. The daily mark to market settlement for
futures and the premium settlement for options for trades done in the
F&O segment will take place on Monday, 30 April 2012.
The Nifty ended at 5,209, up 18.40 points, or 0.35 percent. It touched an intraday high of 5,216.40 and a low of 5,196.35.
The Sensex closed at 17,209.47, up 75.22 points, or 0.44 percent. It touched an intraday high of 17,212.36 and a low of 17,125.88.
The BSE Midcap Index was up 0.64 percent and the Smallcap Index gained 0.58 percent.
Among sectoral indices, the BSE Realty Index was up 1.19 percent, the BSE Bankex advanced 0.94 percent, the BSE Metal Index gained 0.85 percent and the BSE Auto Index was up 0.71 percent.
Sterlite Industries (1.73%), Axis Bank (1.73%), Ranbaxy Laboratories (1.53%), Jindal Steel (1.28%) and Sesa Goa (1.23%) were among the top Nifty gainers.
Axis Bank reported a standalone net profit of Rs 1,277.27 crore for the quarter ended March 2012. Interest earned stood to Rs 6,060.32 crore for the quarter.
Jindal Steel & Power posted a standalone net profit of Rs 2,110.65 crore for the year ended March 2012 against Rs 2,064.12 crore a year ago. Net sales rose to Rs 13,270.67 crore for the year against Rs 9,534.89 crore last fiscal.
Shares of fertiliser companies were in the limelight. Rashtriya Chemicals surged 8.59 percent, National Fertilisers rallied 15.25 percent, Chambal Fertilisers gained 4.79 percent and Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore rose 7.86 percent.
Siemens (0.93%), Grasim (0.42%), Kotak Bank (0.35%), HCL Tech (0.29%) and Reliance Industries (0.21%) were the losers.
Source : Economics Times
The Nifty ended at 5,209, up 18.40 points, or 0.35 percent. It touched an intraday high of 5,216.40 and a low of 5,196.35.
The Sensex closed at 17,209.47, up 75.22 points, or 0.44 percent. It touched an intraday high of 17,212.36 and a low of 17,125.88.
The BSE Midcap Index was up 0.64 percent and the Smallcap Index gained 0.58 percent.
Among sectoral indices, the BSE Realty Index was up 1.19 percent, the BSE Bankex advanced 0.94 percent, the BSE Metal Index gained 0.85 percent and the BSE Auto Index was up 0.71 percent.
Sterlite Industries (1.73%), Axis Bank (1.73%), Ranbaxy Laboratories (1.53%), Jindal Steel (1.28%) and Sesa Goa (1.23%) were among the top Nifty gainers.
Axis Bank reported a standalone net profit of Rs 1,277.27 crore for the quarter ended March 2012. Interest earned stood to Rs 6,060.32 crore for the quarter.
Jindal Steel & Power posted a standalone net profit of Rs 2,110.65 crore for the year ended March 2012 against Rs 2,064.12 crore a year ago. Net sales rose to Rs 13,270.67 crore for the year against Rs 9,534.89 crore last fiscal.
Shares of fertiliser companies were in the limelight. Rashtriya Chemicals surged 8.59 percent, National Fertilisers rallied 15.25 percent, Chambal Fertilisers gained 4.79 percent and Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore rose 7.86 percent.
Siemens (0.93%), Grasim (0.42%), Kotak Bank (0.35%), HCL Tech (0.29%) and Reliance Industries (0.21%) were the losers.
Source : Economics Times
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