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The Sensex crossed the psychological 41,000 mark and the Nifty ended above the key level of 12,050 today on all-round buying, especially in PSU Bank, Metals, Auto and Realty and Capital Goods sectors.
After making a promising start, key indices leapt higher supported by strong investors' sentiment as other Asian peers scaled eight-month peaks on hopes of US-China trade deal and a likely major election win by Britain's Conservative Party.
The barometer index, the BSE Sensex, surged 428.00 points or 1.05% to close at 41,009.71.
The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, out of 2,703 shares traded, 1,551 shares advanced while 986 shares declined. A total of 166 shares remain unchanged
It may be noted that the Sensex had risen around 5,000 points from 36,093 level that was seen on September 19 this year to the current closing level of 41,009 mark.
The Nifty 50 index too crossed the 12,000 mark, and having risen 114.90 points, or 0.96%, it ended at 12,086.70.
Among sectoral indices, except the Nifty pharma index (which ended unchanged) all other indices have achieved gains. The top performer being the Nifty PSU bank index, which was up by 4 per cent.
Heavyweights such as Axis Bank, Vedant, Hindalco, SBI, Maruti, IndusInd Bank, Coal India, YES Bank, Tata Steel, TCS and UltraCement, LT and Tata Motors, achieved gains between 2 and 4 per cent.
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The Sensex crossed the psychological 41,000 mark today on all-round buying especially in PSU Bank, Metals, Auto and Realty and Capital Goods sectors.
After making a promising start, key indices leapt higher following strong investors sentiment as other Asian peers scaled eight-month peaks on hopes of US-China trade deal and a likely major election win by Britain's Conservative Party.
The barometer index, the BSE Sensex, rose 429.96 points or 1.06% to 41,011.67.
The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, Out of 2,523 shares traded as of now, 1,435 shares advanced while 920 shares declined. A total of 168 shares remained unchanged.
The Nifty 50 index too climbed 105.30 points or 0.88% to 12,077.10
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Nifty 50 December Futures (12,110)
The Indian benchmarks have been upbeat since the start of the session. The Nifty spot index and the Sensex spot index are up by 0.7 per cent and 0.8 per cent respectively.
The December futures of the Nifty 50 index opened on a positive note at 12,060 versus yesterday’s close of 12,028.
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Balkrishna Industries shares up 4% on better valuation
Share price of Balkrishna Industries, a leading tyre manufacturer, jumped more than 4 per cent in the morning trade today. Two positives that drove the stock are, a block deal that was made on November 19 this year and secondly, better second quarter earnings with its operating and net profit margins increased by 27 per cent and 32 per cent respectively
On November 19 this year, the company has witnessed a block deal for 13,01,565 shares at Rs 835 worth Rs 108.68 crore
At 12.10 pm, the stock was being quoted higher by Rs 36.85, or 4%, to Rs 959.50 on the NSE.
Capital India Finance shares zoom 13% in volatile move
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According to the BSE website the company's sales was down to Rs 28.27 crore and its net profit was at Rs 5.01 crore for the September quarter ended 2019. It paid an interim dividend of Rs 0.40 for the September quarter 2019
The company provides customised financial solutions to local businesses and entrepreneurs.
Capital India Finance intraday chart (Dec 13, 2019)
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UCO Bank shares climb 12% on asset quality improvement
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Reliance scores early gains on bourses
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Reliance Strategic Business Ventures Ltd (RSBVL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has acquired an 85 per cent stake in NowFloats Technologies for Rs 141.63 lakh in cash.
RSBVL is likely to make an additional investment of up to Rs 75 crore in NowFloats, subject to achieving certain milestones, RIL said in a regulatory filing.
Opening Bell
The market opened on a strong note on Friday, as investors sentiment improved after other Asian peers scaled eight-month peaks on hopes of United States (US)-China trade deal and a likely major election win by Britain's Conservative Party.
All sectoral indices moved in the green with key heavyweights such as Tata Motors, Vedanta, YES Bank, Tata Steel, SBI, M&M, Reliance Industries, Maruti, HDFC Bank, TCS and ITC achieved gains up to 4 per cent in early trade.
The barometer index, the BSE Sensex, rose 277.42 points or 0.68% to 40,859.13. The Nifty 50 index rose 72.95 points or 0.61% to 12,044.75. The market breadth was positive. On the BSE, out of 1,334 shares traded as of now, 967 shares advanced while 307 shares declined. A total of 60 shares remain unchanged.
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