The Indian rupee ended lower by 50 paise at 86.59 per dollar on June 20 against the June 13 closing of 86.09.
The Indian rupee ended marginally lower against the US dollar as domestic currency finished at 85.63 per dollar on June 6 against the May 30 closing of 85.58.
Adani Ports, M&M, Eternal, Tata Consumer, Power Grid Corp were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers included Hero MotoCorp, Tech Mahindra, JSW Steel, HDFC Life, Tata Steel. Among sectors, PSU Bank and Realty gained 2 percent each, while Consumer Durables, IT and Metal indices down 0.5 percent each. The BSE midcap index rose 0.6 percent and smallcap index added 0.4 percent.
Sensex today | Indian benchmark indices ended lower on Friday, weighed down by mixed global cues. Broader markets, which had been resilient so far, gave in to profit-taking, with the Smallcap index snapping a five-day winning run. In contrast, PSU banks outperformed, rallying nearly 3 percent as investors cheered their robust Q4 earnings.
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IndusInd Bank, Axis Bank, Trent, ONGC, Asian Paints were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Maruti Suzuki, Hindalco, Bajaj Finance, L&T, Tata Motors. Among sectors, except auto, IT, pharma all other indices ended in the green with media, PSU Bank, oil & gas up 1-2 percent. BSE Midcap index rose 0.5 percent and smallcap index jumped nearly 1 percent.
Except auto, pharma, FMCG, all other sectoral indices ended in the red with IT, metal, telecom indices down 2 percent. Nifty Midcap and smallcap indices shed 1 percent each.
The Sensex rose 0.02% to close at 81,526.14 points, while the Nifty gained 0.13% to end at 24,641.80 points.
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M&M, Titan Company, Tech Mahindra, Infosys and Nestle were among major gainers on the Nifty, while losers were Coal India, Tata Steel, Trent, Asian Paints and Shriram Finance.
Going forward, the market remains a buy on dips as long as 23000 is not broken. On the higher end, the index might move towards 23500-23600, says Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst, LKP Securities.
Trends in the GIFT Nifty indicate a positive start for the broader index in India, with a gain of 26.50 points or 0.12 percent.
The trend is likely to remain strong as long as Nifty remains above 17200. On the higher end, the next important level is 17500–17600, where bears will be waiting, says Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities.
HUL, Sun Pharma, Tech Mahindra, Eicher Motors and UPL were among the biggest Nifty gainers. The losers included UltraTech Cement, Grasim Industries, NTPC, JSW Steel and Tata Steel
Benchmarks saw fresh record high levels and gained for the third consecutive day, led by the banking names. At close, Sensex was up one percent and Nifty gained 0.8 percent. HDFC, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank and SBI were the top Nifty gainers. Grasim, Titan Company, Tata Motors, Hindalco and Adani Ports were among the top losers.
The BSE Smallcap index has rallied about 44 percent and the BSE Midcap index 35 percent since March 24. The Sensex has risen 37 percent and the Nifty 38 percent during the period.
The banking stocks surged, with the Bank Nifty Index hitting a record high on hopes of faster reforms in the sector ahead of a two-day industry meet that starts today.
Global markets are playing havoc with the Indian rupee breaching 63 per dollar for first time in 10-month from January 28. The markets are awaiting the outcome of two day FOMC meeting starting today.
ITC, Sesa Sterlite, Cipla, HUL and ONGC are top gainers in the Sensex. Among the losers are ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, BHEL, Hindalco and Tata Power.
Gail, M&M, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki and BHEL are among laggards in the Sensex. Among the gainers are Sesa Sterlite, Dr Reddy's Labs, SBI, Axis Bank and L&T.
The HSBC Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by Markit, slipped from 47.6 in August to 44.6 in September, its weakest since April 2009.
Dhirendra Tiwari of Antique Broking feels that the volatility in the market is likely to continue. Given the political uncertainty in the country and global newsflow, one can expect some more downside in the market, he said in an interview to CNBC-TV18.
The rupee hit a near two-month low in early trading on Monday, tracking losses in most other Asian currencies, although some corporate dollar selling helped prevent broader losses in the local currency.
Bad corporate results, poor global cues and weak domestic economic situation kept investors in the sidelines once again, leading to a very sluggish Tuesday. The Sensex closed 91.37 points at 19659.82, and the Nifty ended the day 30.35 points lower at 5956.90.