The markets opened with gap down today on weak global cues and proceeded to trade weak for most part of the day amid volatility and ended in red. The frontline indices remained flat but the broader markets was strong on sustained buying interest. Midcaps and smallcaps once again outperformed the frontliners.

Indian markets continue to show its resilience and outperformed the Asian peers who closed with deep cut. Hang Seng ended down over 4%. compared to Asian peers. Asia is trading with deep cuts with Hang Seng  down 4% followed by Nikkie down 2%.

The Sensex ended down 86.53 points or 0.44% at 19698.36, and the Nifty down 5.25 points or 0.09% at 5906.85. On BSE about 2018 shares advanced, 988 shares declined, and 59 shares are unchanged.

BSE Auto index ended up 34.75 or 0.66% at 5284.01. Escorts, Hind Motors and TVS Motors were top gainers. BSE Bankex closed down 49.97 or 0.45% at 11003.05. ICICI bank, HDFC bank and bank of India were the top losers.

BSE Cap good index ended down 262.16 points or 1.25% at 20643.71. Lakshmi machine, Kirloskar Brother and L&T werte the top losers. BSE FMCG index was up 4.31% at 2230.69. In the FMCG space, ITC, Tata Tea and Dabur india were the top gainers.

BSE pharma index ended down 20.04 points or 0.51% at 3885.03. In the healthcare sector, top gainers were Dishman Pharma, Orchid Chemicals and Dr Reddy's lab. BSE IT index was down 37.37 points or 0.89% at 4159.12. In the Tech space, Infosys, HCL and Tech mahindra were top losers.

BSE metal index was down 241.69 points or 1.36% at 17498.20. Hindalco, nalco and Tata Steel were top losers. BSE oil & gas index ended up 163.68 points or 1.33% at 12479.56. Essar Oil ,HPCL and IOC were top gainers. BSE realty index ended down 1.58 points or 0.02% at 10521.84. 

Markets today:

• Another day of outperformance of Indian markets vis-à-vis Asian peers
• Sensex down 87 pts at 19698; recovers 225 pts from days low
• Nifty ends flat at 5906; recovers 90 pts from day low
• BSE FMCG Index up 4.3% led by ITC which is up 8.2%; HUL up 1.1%
• Refineries and OMCs continue to dominate the market
• BSE Oil & Gas Index up 1.3%; HPCL up 5.6%, BPCL up 1.8%, IOC up 3.9%
• CNX Midcap Index up 1.2%, BSE Small-cap up 1.5%
• Essar Steel and Essar Shipping see a huge crack in afternoon trade
• Management to offer only the discovered price for delisting; Lose more than 20% from day’s highs
• BSE Metals Index down 1.4%; Hindalco down 5.3%, Nalco down 4.3%
• Fertilizer stocks buzz; Chambal Fer up 29%, Nagarjuna Fer up 15%, Deepak Fertilizers, FACT, NFL up 10%
• Tea stocks buzz; McLeod Russel up 19%, Jay Shree up 17%, Assam Co up 5%, Tata Tea up 4.4%
• Non-Index gainers: Essar Oil up 21% Vs 27% yesterday, 9 cr shares change hands
• NSE Advance Decline at 2:1
• Total market turnover at Rs 89,336 cr Vs Rs 96,165 cr yesterday
• FNO turnover at Rs 61,505 cr Vs 65,894  cr yesterday

F&O snapshot:

• Nifty futures add 13 lakh shares; primarily intraday trade
• Some of the stocks witness action in last hour of trade eg Chambal Fert, Escorts
• Chambal Fertilizer surges in last hours; adds 41.8 lakh shares ; Up 35%
• FMCG emerges as strongest sector of the day: ITC: Up 8.4%; Adds 37.7 lakh shares

Maximum Turnover:

• Essar Oil: 3630 cr
• MRPL: 2678 cr
• RIL: 2449 cr
• Nagarjuna Fert: 1960 cr

Star performers:

• Hinduja TMT: Up 27%; Adds 1 lakh shares
• Essar Oil: Up 22%; Adds 90.8 lakh shares; strong CoC seen
• Chambal Fert: Up 34%; Adds 41.8 lakh shares
• Hotel Leela: Up 14%; Adds 49.7 lakh shares
• Nagarjuna Fert: Up 14.4%; Adds 20 lakh shares
• Ballarpur Ind: Up 14%; Adds 11.4 lakh shares
• Escorts: Up 22%; Adds 16.6 lakh shares; Strong CoC seen
  

Turnover Today:

• NSE Cash - Rs 18978.78 cr
• NSE F&O - Rs 61505.32 cr
• BSE cash - Rs 8852.16 cr
• Total - Rs 89336.26 cr

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