Mkt ends flat amid volatility: Bajaj Auto, ACC up

The markets ended flat amid volatility. It opened firm and was trading higher for major part of the day. It succumed to selling pressure and closed flat. Nifty was 100 points from day's high and Sensex was down 300 points from the highs.  The breadth was positive in the favour of advances with buying was seen in broader markets. Oil & gas, metal, bank stocks were among the top gainers. Select power, realty and FMCG stocks ended weak.

Sensex closed up 27.61 points or 0.15% at 18075.66, and the Nifty up 3.90 points or 0.07% at 5280.80.

About 1605 shares have advanced, 1350 shares declined, and 70 shares are unchanged.

The BSE Midcap Index ended at 7,685.33 up 0.6%.

The BSE Smallcap Index ended at 9,795.54 up 0.4%.

The BSE Bankex ended at 10,963.76 up 0.2%. Bank of India,

Andhra Bank, Kotak Mahindra, Oriental Bank, Allahabad Bank moved upwards.

The BSE Capital Goods Index closed up 0.5% at 16,392.27. Triveni Engg, Suzlon Energy, Alstom Projects, Praj Industries, Punj Lloyd , ABB closed higher.

The BSE Auto Index closed at 4,866.49 up 1.6%. BAjaj Auto, TVS Motor, Amtek Auto, Cummins closed higher.

The BSE Metal Index closed at 16,209.95 down 0.2%.  Shree Precoated, Mah Seamless, Jindal Steel, Hindalco closed lower.

The BSE FMCG Index closed up 0.5% at 2,269.29.  Colgate, ITC, Bata India, Godrej Consumer, HUL, GlaxoSmith Con closed higher.

BSE Oil and Gas Index closed at 11,130.88 down 0.4%.   BPCL, GAIL, Cairn India, Reliance Natura ended in red
 
BSE power index closed at 3,710.30 down 1%. Torrent Power, NTPC, Power Grid Corp, Crompton Greave ended in red.

The BSE IT Index was up 0.5% at 3,849.77. I-Flex Solution, Patni Computer, Financial Tech, Mphasis, Tech Mahindra, TCS, Infosys closed higher.

The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 12714.37 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 36397.03 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 6158.38 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 55269.78 crore.

Mkts give up all its gains: Realty, power down

The markets have given up all its gains and are trading flat. Nifty has slipped below 5300 mark and Sensex is trading around 18,100 mark. The breadth is positive in the favour of advances with buying seen in broader markets. Oil & gas, metal, bank stocks are among the top gainers. Select power, realty and FMCG stocks are trading weak.

Bajaj Auto is up over 6%. Nalco, ACC and Tata Power are up over 4% each. The other gainers are TCS, Ranbaxy and BPCL.

ONGC, Reliance are trading in green in the oil & gas pack. In the metal sector SAIL, Hindalco, Nalco are trading firm.

Among the top laggards are ITC, Bharti, DLF, Sun Pharma and ABB.

On the primary market front, OnMobile Global listed near its issue price of Rs 440.

Rupee opened at 39.75/$ versus 39.76/$ on Monday and was trading at 39.80 levels.

Mkt trades strong: ACC, Tata Power, Nalco surge

The markets have held out their gains and continue to trade at the higher levels. Nifty is trading well above 5300 mark. The breadth is positive in the favour of advances with strong buying seen in broader markets also. All the BSE sector indices are trading in green. Oil & gas, metal, bank stocks are among the top gainers. The market breadth is extremely positive at 4:1.

The midcap and smallcap index have outperformed the benchmark indices and are up nearly 2% each.

At 12.46 hrs IST, the Sensex is up 219.55 points or 1.22% at 18267.60, and the Nifty up 71.85 points or 1.36% at 5348.75.

About 2092 shares have advanced, 859 shares declined, and 73 shares are unchanged.

Nalco, ACC and Tata Power are up over 4% each. The other gainers are TCS, Ranbaxy and BPCL.

ONGC, Reliance are trading in green in the oil & gas pack. In the metal sector SAIL, Hindalco, Nalco are trading firm.

Among the top laggards are ITC, Bharti, DLF, Sun Pharma and ABB.

On the primary market front, OnMobile Global listede at its issue price of Rs 440.

Rupee opened at 39.75/$ versus 39.76/$ On Monday and was trading at 39.80 levels.

Market still in green: Midcaps, oil, metal stocks up

The markets are trading still in green with buying seen in scrips across sectors. Nifty is trading well above 5300 mark. The breadth is positive in the favour of advances with strong buying seen in broader markets also. All the BSE sector indices are trading in green. Oil & gas, metal, bank stocks are among the top gainers. 

The midcap and smallcap index have outperformed the benchmark indices and are up over 1.5% each.

At 11.19 hrs IST, the Sensex is up 166.61 points or 0.92% at 18214.66, and the Nifty up 66.30 points or 1.26% at 5343.20.

About 2002 shares have advanced, 924 shares declined, and 97 shares are unchanged.

ONGC, Reliance are trading in green in the oil & gas pack. In the metal sector SAIL, Hindalco, Nalco are trading firm.

The market breadth is extremely positive at 4:1.

Other frontline gainers are ACC, Ranbaxy and BPCL.

Among the top laggards are ITC, Bharti, DLF, Sun Pharma and ABB.

On the primary market front, OnMobile Global listede at its issue price of Rs 440.

Rupee opened at 39.75/$ versus 39.76/$ On Monday and was trading at 39.80 levels.

Asian markets were trading higher. Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged 2%, Japan's Nikkei rose 0.55% , Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted gained 1.11%, South Korea's Seoul Composite was up 1.18% and Singapore's Straits Times shot up 0.56%.

Market trades firm: Nifty above 5300

The markets opened firm today on the back of some encouraging cues from Asia. Nifty opened above 5300 mark. The breadth is positive in the favour of advances. Oil & gas is looking good with ONGC, Reliance in green along with ICICI Bank, SAIL, Hindalco.

At 10:02 am, Sensex was 18275 up 227 points and Nifty was at 5345 up 69 points.

Among the laggards were ACC and HUL.

On the primary market front, OnMobile Global listede at its issue price of Rs 440.

Rupee opened at 39.75/$ versus 39.76/$ On Monday and was trading at 39.80 levels.

Asian markets were trading higher. Hong Kong's Hang Seng surged 2%, Japan's Nikkei rose 0.55% , Taiwan's Taiwan Weighted gained 1.11%, South Korea's Seoul Composite was up 1.18% and Singapore's Straits Times shot up 0.56%.

Market cues:

• FIIs net buy USD 284.5 million in equity on Feb 15
• MFs net buy Rs 161.9 crore in equity on Feb 15
• NSE F&O Open Interest up by Rs 971 cr at Rs 74,656 crore

• SGX CNX Nifty Index Futures up 70 pts at 5350.

F&O cues:

• Futures Open Interest up by Rs 685 crore, Options Open Interest up by Rs 286 crore
• Nifty Futures shed 1.2 lakh shares in Open Interest
• Nifty Open Int PCR at 0.93 Vs 0.92
• Nifty Puts add 2.4 lakh shares in Open Interest
• Nifty Calls add 1.4 lakh shares in Open Interest
• Nifty 5200 Put adds 1.2 lakh shares in Open Interest
• Nifty 5300 Call adds 0.95 lakh shares in Open Interest
• Stock Futures add 1 cr shares in Open Interest