Markets Live: Sensex ends marginally higher; Dr Reddy's stocks spurt 8%

Closing bell

Reversing a five-session slide, the Sensex ended higher by over 35 points in see-saw trade due to value-buying in auto, metal, banking and realty stocks.

Asian markets ended mixed following a good show by US stocks as investors applauded easing of trade tensions between the US and China.

The 30-share Sensex opened in the green and hit a high of 34,754.60, but witnessed bouts of volatility. It finally settled at 34,651.24, showing a gain of 35.11 points, or 0.10 per cent.

The index had lost 940.58 points in the previous five sessions as investors rushed to unwind bets following post-poll instability in Karnataka amid discouraging global cues.

The NSE index, after shuttling between 10,558.60 and 10,490.55, finished the day at 10,536.70, showing a gain of 20 points, or 0.19 per cent.

SBI rose 3.69 per cent despite the lender posting a standalone net loss of Rs 7,718 cr in Q4 on mounting bad loans.

Sensex gainers, losers

As per provisional data, domestic institutional investors made purchases worth Rs 1,190.56 crore, while foreign portfolio investors sold shares worth Rs 496.03 crore yesterday.

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The Sensex and Nifty were trading flat as the political situation in Karnataka continued to be fluid. The Sensex was up 14.3 points or 0.04 per cent at 34,630.43 and the Nifty up 13.45 points or 0.13 per cent at 10,530.15.

Dr Reddy's shares jumped as much as 7.2 per cent to Rs 2,033. The stock touched intraday high of Rs 2,033 and a low of Rs 1,889 on the BSE. In terms of equity volume, 1.09 lakh shares exchanged hands in the afternoon trade.

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Sensex gainers, losers

Nifty gainers, losers

Benchmark indices were trading marginally higher as the political situation in Karnataka continued to be fluid, while investors awaited quarterly numbers from State Bank of India and Cipla Ltd due later in the day.

The Sensex was up 55.69 points or 0.16 per cent at 34,671.82 and the Nifty up 19.3 points or 0.18 per cent at 10,536.

“What we are seeing is a bounce from oversold levels. What is not evident, if you look at the index, is the amount of carnage that has happened in the mid-caps, small-caps and even the large-caps,” said Sunil Sharma, chief investment officer at Sanctum Wealth Management, adding that Monday's was a knee-jerk reaction to the Karnataka election news.

“Today is the realisation that it is not all bad from a market perspective. Also, corporate earnings are providing support to market,” he added.

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Benchmark indices looked set to snap a five-session losing streak,but the gains were limited as the political situation in Karnataka continued to be fluid, while investors awaited quarterly numbers from State Bank of India and Cipla Ltd due later in the day.

The BSE index was trading up 76.3 points or 0.22 per cent at 34,692.43 and the NSE index up 27.3 points or 0.26 per cent at 10,544.

“What we are seeing is a bounce from oversold levels. What is not evident, if you look at the index, is the amount of carnage that has happened in the mid-caps, small-caps and even the large-caps,” said Sunil Sharma, chief investment officer at Sanctum Wealth Management, adding that Monday's was a knee-jerk reaction to the Karnataka election news.

“Today is the realisation that it is not all bad from a market perspective. Also, corporate earnings are providing support to market,” he added.

Bajaj Auto was among the top percentage gainer on both the indexes. Petronet LNG Ltd rose as much as 2.8 per cent after posting an 11 per cent rise in quarterly profit on Monday. Ahead of the results, shares of State Bank of India fell 0.9 per cent, while Cipla slipped 0.3 per cent.

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Kochi.,Kerala:A view of the LNG terminal at Puthuvypeen in Kochi Photo:Vipin Chandran

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The Sensex and Nifty turned flat due to profit-booking by funds and retail investors amid weak global cues. The BSE index was trading down 6.21 points or 0.02 per cent at 34,609.92 and the NSE index up 4.5 points or 0.04 per cent at 10,521.20.

Top five Sensex gainers were Bajaj Auto, Coal India, Dr Reddy's, NTPC and Bharti Airtel, while the major losers were Adani Ports, Asian Paints, HUL, State Bank of India and TCS.

Among BSE sectoral indices, auto, metal, capital goods and infrastructure remained investors' favourite, while oil & gas, FMCG, PSU and banking succumbed to selling pressure.

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Sectoral indices

Benchmark indices were trading higher on value-buying in capital goods, auto, infrastructure and consumer durables stocks despite weak global cues. Also, the strengthening of rupee against the dollar boosted the domestic sentiment.

The Sensex was up 76.43 points or 0.22 per cent at 34,697.35 and the Nifty up 26.35 points or 0.25 per cent at 10,543.05.

As per provisional data, domestic institutional investors made purchases worth Rs 1,190.56 crore, while foreign portfolio investors sold shares worth Rs 496.03 crore.

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Sensex gainers, losers

Nifty gainers, losers

The Sensex was trading higher by over 120 points due to value-buying in select blue-chips despite weak global cues. Strengthening of rupee against the dollar boosted the domestic sentiment.

The BSE index was up 129.42 points or 0.37 per cent at 34,745.55 and the NSE index up 29.85 points or 0.28 per cent at 10,546.55.

Asian shares skidded as a strong dollar sapped the demand for emerging market assets, while surging oil prices stoked concerns about a flare-up in inflation and faster US interest rate increases.

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was just a shade higher at 568.4 points, but well below an all-time peak of 617.12 hit in January.

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Opening bell

The Sensex opened lower by 14.64 points at 34,601.49 against the previous close of 34,616.13 and the Nifty down 13.05 points at 10,529.75 against 10,516.70.

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