Muhurat trading ends on a flat note; Nifty manages to hold 5200 level

26 Oct 2011 Evaluate
Muhurat trading session failed to fill any enthusiasm in the markets as the major concentration remained on the probable action in the European leaders meet later in the day. The benchmarks that made a good positive start failed to maintain the momentum in the one and half hour short trading session and closed flat with about a quarter percent gain. However Nifty managed to  hold its crucial 5200 level. Traders seem to have opted value picks from the broader indices as the both the BSE Mid cap and Small cap indices outperformed their larger peers with quiet a margin. While the beaten down capital goods emerged as the favorite Diwali trading bet the IT pack turned as the laggard. On the global front most of the Asian markets closed in green while the major European markets too pared their losses and have entered the green by this time. Finally the BSE Sensex closed at 17,288.83, up by 33.97 points or 0.20%, while the S&P CNX Nifty closed at 5,201.80, up by 10.20points or 0.20%.The BSE Mid cap index closed higher by 1.07%, while the Small cap index closed with a gain of 1.45%.

The top gainers of the BSE Sensex were, Hindalco was up by 2.15%, SBI was up by 1.42%, Bharti Airtel was up by 1.24%, Coal India was up by 1.12% and Sterlite Inds was up by 1.08%.

On the other hand DLF down by 1.17%, Wipro down by 1.17%, ICICI Bank down by 0.77%, TCS down by 0.48% and Tata Steel down by 0.44% were the top losers.

The top performing sectors of the session were, CG up by 0.87%, PSU up by 0.83%, HC up by 0.82%, CD up by 0.81% and Power was up by 0.60%. On the flip side, IT down by 0.50%, TECk down by 0.10% and Oil & Gas down by 0.03% were the top losers.

On NSE Nifty the top gainers were Hindalco up  by 2.31%, Coal India up by 1.67%, Cipla up by 1.66%, SBI up by 1.51% and PNB was up by 1.36%.

Sesa Goa down by 3.17%, Wipro down by 0.86%, ICICI Bank down by 0.84%, Infosys down by 0.61% and RPower down by 0.60% were the top losers.

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