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The markets ended lower after trading flat for major part of the day. Selling was seen in FMCG and IT stocks. However, select metal and oil & gas stocks witnessed buying interest. The crude oil was trading below $60. The Sensex closed down 62.87 points or 0.51% at 12173.91, and the Nifty down 20.60 points or 0.58% at 3523.45. About 974 shares have advanced, 1448 shares declined, and 67 shares are unchanged. The BSE Midcap Index ended at 4,998.26 down 9.15 points. The BSE Small Cap Index closed at 6,013.86 down 2.24 points. The BSE Auto Index closed at 5,195.11 down 0.37% or 19.54 points. Exide Industries, Bharat Forge, Escorts, Cummins and Bajaj Auto closed lower. The BSE IT Index was down 1.02% or 44.66 at 4,394.03. Hexaware Tech, Mphasis BFL, TCS, Moser Baer, Satyam slipped. The BSE Bankex was up 0.44% or 8.02 points at 5,687.12. Federal Bank, Andhra Bank, Kotak Mahindra, IOB, Centurion BoP and Allahabad Bank ended in red. The BSE Health Care Index was down 0.10% at 3,614.22. Novartis India, Glenmark, Orchid Chemical, Cadila Health, Dr Reddys Labs ended in negative terrain. The BSE FMCG Index slipped 1.36% at 2,033.64. Shaw Wallace, McDowell, ITC, HLL and Nirma closed lower The BSE Capital Goods Index was down 0.67% at 8,101.82. Dredging Cor, KEC Infrastruct, Aban Offshore, Praj Industries and L&T were the major losers However, the BSE Oil and Gas Index gained 0.26% to close at 5,799.71. BPCL, HPCL, IOC, Reliance and GAIL surged. The BSE Metal Index was up 0.24% to close at 8,232.81. Jindal Saw, Tata Steel, Nalco, JSW Steel and Guj NRE Coke gained. The NSE cash turnover was at Rs 6160.04 crore and the NSE F&O turnover was at Rs 25421.05 crore. The BSE cash turnover was Rs 3501.9 crore. Total market wide turnover was at Rs 35082.99 crore. Markets on Monday
Do you want to discuss stock tips? Do you know a hot one? Join the Stock Market Investments Discussion GroupMarkets end weak; pressure seen in last hour trade Sensex down 0.51% or 62.87 points at 12173.91 Nifty down 0.58% or 20.60 points at 3523.45 BSE FMCG index down 1.36%; ITC down 1.81%, HLL down 1.75% BSE IT Index down 1.02%; TCS, Satyam, Wipo down over 1% each BSE Oil & Gas Index up 0.26%; BPCL up 3.9%, HPCL up 1.9%, RIL up 0.73% BSE Metal Index up 0.245; Tata Steel up 2.2%, Nalco up 1.36% CNX Midcap Index ends marginally down at 4504.50 Sterling Biotech up 18%; Tulip IT up 17.2% BSE Small cap Index ends almost flat; auto ancillary stocks gain Sona Koyo up 9.9%, Omax Auto up 9.8% NSE Advance Decline ratio at 1:2 Listing: Atlanta close at Rs 192.30 Vs Issue price at Rs 150 Listing: Kew Ind close at Rs 23.30 Vs Issue price at Rs 30 Listing: Deep Ind close at Rs 27.90 Vs Issue price at Rs 36 Listing: Bihar Tubes close at Rs 91.35 Vs listing price of Rs 91.35 on BSE Total market turnoevr at Rs 35082.99 crore (Rs 350.82 billion) Vs Rs 36380.59 crore (Rs 363.80 billion) on Friday.
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