After falling for past two trading sessions, the Indian stock market closed on a flat note on Tuesday. Market participants were also jittery as the speech by Fed chair Janet Yellen at an annual summer gathering in Jackson Hole was awaited, for indications of how policymakers view the interest rates outlook and ahead of the expiry of the derivative contracts on Thursday.
Heavy selling pressure was witnessed in oil & gas, power, metal, energy, utilities and basic materials stocks, while IT, telecom, tech and banking stocks were among the gainers.
Among the 50-stocks of Nifty, Idea Cellular, Bank of Baroda, Infosys, TCS, Bharti Infratel, Zee, Asian Paints and Bharti Airtel were among the gainers on NSE, whereas Grasim, BHEL, BPCL, Tata Power, NTPC, Aurobindo Pharma and Bajaj Auto were among the losers today.
Finally, the BSE Sensex ended with a gain of mere five points at 27,990. The BSE Sensex opened at 28,013 touched an intra-day high of 28,029 and low of 27,854.
The NSE Nifty closed with a gain of three points at 8,632. The NSE Nifty opened at 8,628 hitting a high of 8,639 and low of 8,580.
The India VIX (Volatility) index was down 2.37% at 13.8975. Out of 1,400 stocks traded on the NSE, 721 declined and 622 advanced today.
The rupee was trading up nine paise at 67.09 per US dollar.
On the global front, Asian stocks closed on a mixed trend. Oil prices fell for a second straight session on supply concerns. Japan’s Nikkei slipped 0.61%. China’s Shanghai Composite and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended marginally higher.
European stocks edged higher after the latest data showed that eurozone's economic recovery gained speed in August. The FTSE 100 was trading inched up 0.5%. The CAC 40 and DAX gained 0.87% each.
Tata Power Company tumbles 3.2% to Rs.74 on the BSE. The company has posted a net profit after taxes, minority interest and share of profit of associates of Rs.72.5 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 as compared to Rs.303 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.
HPCL dropped 5.3% after the company has posted a net profit of Rs.2,098 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 as compared to Rs.1614.1 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.
Welspun India closed lower for the second consecutive sessions after Bloomberg report said Target Corp is ending all business with Welspun India Ltd, one of the world’s biggest textile manufacturers, after saying the supplier was sending it phony Egyptian cotton sheets. Welspun India Ltd hit 20% lower circuit for the second day to Rs.65.85 on BSE.
Shriram EPC jumped 10.6% to Rs.24 after it said that the company through its 100% subsidiary, Shriram EPC FZE, Sharjah has been awarded an overseas contract for an amount of $230 million (around Rs.1530 crore).
Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd dipped 3.5% to Rs.16.35 after the company said its net profit for the June quarter fell 58% to Rs.46.18 crore against Rs.109.40 crore a year ago. Net sales fell 20% to Rs.503.99 crore.
Hotel Leelaventure Ltd climbed 3% to Rs.18.35 after the company said in a notice to BSE that it has sought shareholder approval to sell its properties The Leela Palace Delhi and The Leela Palace Chennai to pare debt.
NTPC Ltd skid 3% to Rs.159. The company has posted a net profit of Rs.2369.5 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 as compared to Rs.2276.5 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The company to raise funds upto Rs.15,000 crore through issue of Bonds/Debentures on Private Placement basis.
Allcargo Logistics Ltd fell 3% to Rs.189. The company reported 11.8% decline in its net profit to Rs.28.30 crore in June quarter against Rs.32.07 crore a year ago. Total income rose 0.5% to Rs.306.15 crore.
MEP Infrastructure Developers Ltd rose 3.8% to Rs.44. The company has received the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) dated 22 August 2016 from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) informing that MEP has been engaged as the Contractor for the Project of “Collection of user fee through Fee Collection Agency on the basis of competitive bidding through (e-tender) for Ghangari at 346.100km (Gorhar to Barwa Adda) from 320km-398.750km of National Highway No. 2 in the State of Jharkhand.
Pfizer gained 2.3% to Rs.1949 after the company said it would buy U.S. cancer drug company Medivation Inc for $14 billion in cash, adding its blockbuster prostate cancer drug Xtandi to the company's growing oncology roster.
A total of 74 stocks registered a fresh 52-week high in trades today, whereas 17 stocks touched a new 52-week low on the NSE.
Heavy selling pressure was witnessed in oil & gas, power, metal, energy, utilities and basic materials stocks, while IT, telecom, tech and banking stocks were among the gainers.
Among the 50-stocks of Nifty, Idea Cellular, Bank of Baroda, Infosys, TCS, Bharti Infratel, Zee, Asian Paints and Bharti Airtel were among the gainers on NSE, whereas Grasim, BHEL, BPCL, Tata Power, NTPC, Aurobindo Pharma and Bajaj Auto were among the losers today.
Finally, the BSE Sensex ended with a gain of mere five points at 27,990. The BSE Sensex opened at 28,013 touched an intra-day high of 28,029 and low of 27,854.
The NSE Nifty closed with a gain of three points at 8,632. The NSE Nifty opened at 8,628 hitting a high of 8,639 and low of 8,580.
The India VIX (Volatility) index was down 2.37% at 13.8975. Out of 1,400 stocks traded on the NSE, 721 declined and 622 advanced today.
The rupee was trading up nine paise at 67.09 per US dollar.
On the global front, Asian stocks closed on a mixed trend. Oil prices fell for a second straight session on supply concerns. Japan’s Nikkei slipped 0.61%. China’s Shanghai Composite and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng ended marginally higher.
European stocks edged higher after the latest data showed that eurozone's economic recovery gained speed in August. The FTSE 100 was trading inched up 0.5%. The CAC 40 and DAX gained 0.87% each.
Tata Power Company tumbles 3.2% to Rs.74 on the BSE. The company has posted a net profit after taxes, minority interest and share of profit of associates of Rs.72.5 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 as compared to Rs.303 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.
HPCL dropped 5.3% after the company has posted a net profit of Rs.2,098 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 as compared to Rs.1614.1 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.
Welspun India closed lower for the second consecutive sessions after Bloomberg report said Target Corp is ending all business with Welspun India Ltd, one of the world’s biggest textile manufacturers, after saying the supplier was sending it phony Egyptian cotton sheets. Welspun India Ltd hit 20% lower circuit for the second day to Rs.65.85 on BSE.
Shriram EPC jumped 10.6% to Rs.24 after it said that the company through its 100% subsidiary, Shriram EPC FZE, Sharjah has been awarded an overseas contract for an amount of $230 million (around Rs.1530 crore).
Himachal Futuristic Communications Ltd dipped 3.5% to Rs.16.35 after the company said its net profit for the June quarter fell 58% to Rs.46.18 crore against Rs.109.40 crore a year ago. Net sales fell 20% to Rs.503.99 crore.
Hotel Leelaventure Ltd climbed 3% to Rs.18.35 after the company said in a notice to BSE that it has sought shareholder approval to sell its properties The Leela Palace Delhi and The Leela Palace Chennai to pare debt.
NTPC Ltd skid 3% to Rs.159. The company has posted a net profit of Rs.2369.5 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 as compared to Rs.2276.5 crore for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The company to raise funds upto Rs.15,000 crore through issue of Bonds/Debentures on Private Placement basis.
Allcargo Logistics Ltd fell 3% to Rs.189. The company reported 11.8% decline in its net profit to Rs.28.30 crore in June quarter against Rs.32.07 crore a year ago. Total income rose 0.5% to Rs.306.15 crore.
MEP Infrastructure Developers Ltd rose 3.8% to Rs.44. The company has received the Letter of Acceptance (LOA) dated 22 August 2016 from National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) informing that MEP has been engaged as the Contractor for the Project of “Collection of user fee through Fee Collection Agency on the basis of competitive bidding through (e-tender) for Ghangari at 346.100km (Gorhar to Barwa Adda) from 320km-398.750km of National Highway No. 2 in the State of Jharkhand.
Pfizer gained 2.3% to Rs.1949 after the company said it would buy U.S. cancer drug company Medivation Inc for $14 billion in cash, adding its blockbuster prostate cancer drug Xtandi to the company's growing oncology roster.
A total of 74 stocks registered a fresh 52-week high in trades today, whereas 17 stocks touched a new 52-week low on the NSE.
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