Market Commentary

Sensex stays weak as Japan meltdown, SBI Q4 disappoints  

23 May 2013, 1.00 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The BSE Sensex was down 276 points to 19785.87, after touching a low of 19697 earlier in the session. The Nifty was down points 95 points to 6000....

Sensex crashes over 300 pts; realty, auto, cap goods bleed  

23 May 2013, 12.05 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Japan's stock market finished Thursday's session 7 percent lower. A perfect storm of factors including weak China data, Bernanke confusion, surging J...

BSE Sensex drops 355, rupee hits 56; Nikkei ends 7% down  

23 May 2013, 10.56 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Sharp fall in rate sensitives dragged the BSE Sensex 355 points lower. The Indian rupee hit 56 per dollar level for the first time since September 201...

BSE Sensex drops 170 after Japan bonds yield spikes  

23 May 2013, 9.59 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

BSE Sensex resumed its downward journey on Thursday tracking negative regional shares and weakness in Indian rupee....

BSE Sensex sinks below 20000, Ranbaxy down 6.5%  

23 May 2013, 9.10 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The Indian rupee slipped further on Thursday hitting fresh six months low. The rupee opened at 55.84 per dollar versus 55.47 from its previous close. ...

BSE Sensex closes weak; investors shun realty, cap goods  

22 May 2013, 4.26 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Equity investors across the globe are keen waiting for US Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke’s speech to see if he will signal a reversal of the mon...

Nifty ends at 6100; cap goods, realty, oil & gas drag  

22 May 2013, 3.04 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The Sensex is down 94.62 points or 0.47% at 20016.99, and the Nifty down 35.60 points or 0.58% at 6078.50. About 834 shares have advanced, 1437 shares...

Nifty below 6100; Zee Ent down 2% despite good Q4 nos  

22 May 2013, 1.57 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Equity benchmarks extended losses in late trade. Country's largest private sector lender ICICI Bank and software services exporter Infosys lose steam ...

BSE Sensex consolidates; L&T approves bonus issue  

22 May 2013, 12.56 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

BSE Sensex was consolidating in the afternoon trade. Selective buying was seen in FMCG, pharma, IT and capital goods stocks. Realty and oil&gas stocks...

Nifty flat, oil and gas stocks under pressure  

22 May 2013, 12.05 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Oil saw a downtick after five sessions of holding up with brent at USD103.5. Precious metals were in focus again with gold falling 1.3 percent and sil...

Nifty remains firm; Puravankara, Apollo Hospital down 4-6%  

22 May 2013, 10.56 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Equity benchmarks remained firm since early trade. The NSE Nifty gained 10 points to 6,124. Housing finance major HDFC and private oil & gas company R...

BSE Sensex up 80; HCL Tech, Coal India, Infosys top gainers  

22 May 2013, 9.58 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

BSE Sensex was trading firm tracking positive regional equities. Asian shares were trading in green while US markets ended at fresh record highs ahead...

BSE Sensex jumps over 100pts, Tech Mah gains 5.7%  

22 May 2013, 9.08 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The Sensex is up 105.02 points at 20216.63, and the Nifty is up 32.50 points at 6146.60....

BSE Sensex sheds 112 as share sales, Fed meet weigh  

21 May 2013, 4.19 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Indian shares ended in red for the second successive session Tuesday. Buyers remained cautious and refrained from buying ahead of the US Federal Reser...

BSE Sensex slips 127 pts; Styrolution, Omaxe down 7-8%  

21 May 2013, 3.00 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Equity benchmarks closed lower for the second consecutive session Tuesday. The BSE Sensex slipped 126.80 points to 20,097.18 and the NSE Nifty decline...

BSE Sensex down 100; HCL Tech, Infosys, TCS, ICICI Bank up  

21 May 2013, 1.57 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Indian shares bounced off from day’s low led by recovery in banks and IT stocks. Heavyweights like TCS, Infosys and HCL Technologies surged close to...

Nifty above 6150, BSE Sensex gains over 50 pts  

21 May 2013, 1.00 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Auto, realty and power were growing weak while technology stocks were seeing buyers' interest....

Nifty sees profit booking; European markets down  

21 May 2013, 12.01 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Benchmarks remained under pressure in afternoon trade. Meanwhile, France's CAC and Germany's DAX fell 0.5 percent while Britain's FTSE declined 0.16 p...

BSE Sensex down 50; auto stocks pause for pit stop  

21 May 2013, 10.57 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Indian shares were consolidating in the late morning trade on lack of corporate news and economic data points. Asian shares were trading mixed while U...

Nifty falls below 6150; Coal India up 2%, Tata Motors falls  

21 May 2013, 9.59 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The market looked tired and seem to be taking rest after rallying for sometime. Technology stocks were lending strength to the indices with both TCS a...

Nifty hovers around 6150; Coal India, Wipro early gainers  

21 May 2013, 9.18 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The market has opened on a flat note. The Sensex is down 8.37 points at 20215.61, and the Nifty is 4.55 points lower at 6152.35....

BSE Sensex, Nifty end lower; pharma stocks take hit  

20 May 2013, 3.32 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Nifty closed below 6200 mark while BSE Sensex ended 62 points lower on profit booking after touching fresh 2.5 year high earlier in the day. Pharma st...

Nifty nearing 6150 on downside; Bharti, ONGC fall over 2%   

20 May 2013, 3.07 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The midcap index is flat, but names like Ashok Leyland, Rel Cap, HDIL and IVRCL are seeing smart gains. ...

BSE Sensex down 45; Maruti, M&M, Bajaj Auto top gainers  

20 May 2013, 1.57 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Key equity benchmarks took a breather in the afternoon trade. European shares were trading in green while major Asian markets ended with smart gains. ...

Nifty slips below 6200; pharma drags, M&M up 2.3%  

20 May 2013, 1.00 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Colgate is down 2.9 percent in trade today. P&G is set to foray into the Indian toothpaste market in June, with the launch of Oral B toothpaste. ...

BSE Sensex up 100; gold cracks 1.7% on MCX  

20 May 2013, 11.54 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Indian shares were consolidating in the afternoon trade after touching fresh multi-month highs in the morning trade. Nifty scaled above the 6200 mark ...

Nifty stuck at 6200; autos gain, pharmas & banks fall  

20 May 2013, 11.00 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

Auto, metals and realty stocks were lending strength to the indices. Pharma stocks were reeling under heavy selling pressure. ...

BSE Sensex up 120; Indian rupee hits 2.5-month low  

20 May 2013, 9.56 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

BSE Sensex surged more than 100 points in the morning trade citing positive Asian shares. Nifty too surged above 6200 mark led by buying in metal and ...

BSE Sensex surges over 100 pts, metal stocks early gainers  

20 May 2013, 9.09 am  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

The market opened on a positive note. Stock-specifically, ITC, Tata Motors, Coal India, BHEL and Dr Reddy’s Labs were the top gainers in the Sensex....

BSE Sensex crawls to new 30-month high as cap goods shine  

17 May 2013, 4.09 pm  |  Source: Moneycontrol.com

BSE Sensex closed at fresh 2 1/2 year highs. Most domestic players are said to have missed out on the rally as they remain worried about the weak macr...