F&O expiry: Sensex up 110 pts, banks gain; Indiabulls Housing Fin zooms 25%
All that happened in markets today.
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Equity market ended in the positive territory on Thursday - the last day of the November series of futures and options (F&O) contracts, led by ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries (RIL), TCS, and IndusInd Bank.
The S&P BSE Sensex added 110 points or 0.27 per cent to close at 41,130 levels - its fresh closing high. IndusInd Bank (up over 2.50 per cent) was the biggest gainer on the index while HeroMotoCorp (down 2 per cent) emerged as the top loser. Reliance Industries (RIL) today became the first Indian company to hit Rs 10 trillion market capitalisation. The stock hit a new high of Rs 1,584 on the BSE.
On the NSE, the Nifty50 index closed at its fresh closing peak of 12,154 levels, up 54 points or 0.44 per cent. The Nifty Bank index ended at 32,124 levels, up 0.8 per cent.
In the broader market, both mid and smallcap stocks outperformed the market. The Nifty Midcap 100 index gained 1 per cent to end at 17,207 and the Nifty SmallCap 100 index settled at 5,759, up 0.6 per cent.
Sectorally, except auto stocks, all the indices on the NSE ended in the green. Nifty PSU Bank index surged 3.44 per cent to 2,716 levels, followed by Nifty Metal index, which gained nearly 2 per cent to 2,654 levels.
BUZZING STOCKS
Reliance Industries (RIL) on Thursday became the first Indian company to hit Rs 10 trillion market capitalisation (m-cap) after the stock price hit a new high of Rs 1,584 on the BSE. The oil-to-telecom conglomerate's m-cap zoomed to Rs 10,02,380 crore during the trade on the BSE. At close, the stock settled at Rs 1580, up over 0.65 per cent.
Shares of Granules India climbed 6 per cent to hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 135.85 on the BSE on report that private equities (PE) are eyeing controlling stake in the pharmaceutical company. At the close, the stock stood at Rs 129 apiece on the BSE, up 0.4 per cent.
GLOBAL MARKETS
Shares of Granules India climbed 6 per cent to hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 135.85 on the BSE on report that private equities (PE) are eyeing controlling stake in the pharmaceutical company. At the close, the stock stood at Rs 129 apiece on the BSE, up 0.4 per cent.
GLOBAL MARKETS
A four-day rally that had lifted world stocks to near-record highs stalled on Thursday as a US bill backing Hong Kong’s protesters became law, provoking China’s ire and threatening to derail an interim trade deal between Washington and Beijing. Besides, Japanese retail figures slumped the most since 2015 as a sales tax hike dragged on the economy, exacerbating a slowdown caused by slowing exports and manufacturing.
These developments took Asian shares excluding Japan down 0.2 per cent. Japan's Nikkei, Hong Kong's Hang Seng and Shanghai blue chips all closed weaker. A pan-European index opened 0.2 per cent lower, led by trade-sensitive sectors such as autos and tech.
In commodities, oil prices fell for a second day on Thursday after official data showed US crude and gasoline stocks rose. Fresh tensions between the US and China, too, weighed on it.
(With inputs from Reuters)
3:52 PM
Sectoral gainers and losers on the NSE
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Top gainers and losers on the S&P BSE Sensex
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CLOSING BELL
The S&P BSE Sensex added 110 points or 0.27 per cent to end at 41,130 while NSE's Nifty50 index settled at 12,154, up 54 points or 0.44 per cent.
3:26 PM
Zee Entertainment extends fall on resignation of independent directors
The company, on Wednesday, said that independent directors Neharika Vohra and Sunil Sharma had stepped down on November 22 and November 24, respectively. Non-independent director Subodh Kumar had also resigned, Zee said, on the same day that Vohra stepped down. Zee said the disclosures were part of its corporate governance policy. READ MORE
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Market check
3:09 PM
Buzzing | Indiabulls group shares in demand
-- Indiabulls Housing Finance surges 22%, Indiabulls Real Estate, Indiabulls Venture locked in 5% upper circuit
3:07 PM
Market check | Sensex gains ahead of F&O expiry
2:59 PM
PE funds bet big on crisis-hit NBFCs even as other investors balk
Private equity funds are picking through the rubble of India’s crisis-stricken shadow banking sector, even as other investors balk.
The funds have invested about $2 billion this year in the country’s non-bank financing sector, which is worth some $40 billion. While that’s not enough to staunch the 16-month long cash crunch following the collapse of IL&FS Group, it is 50 per cent higher than the average over the last four years and comes after a strong 2018, according to data from research firm Venture Intelligence. READ MORE
2:51 PM
NEWS ALERT | Inspection report on Indiabulls Housing Fin, Ventures received: Min of Corporate Affairs
-- Violations pointed out in inspection report being examined
-- Yet to receive inspection report on Indiabulls Real Estate
-- Loans extended to DLF, ADAG, Amricorp have been repaid
-- No violation found w.r.t to allegations made in PIL for 5 loan cases
-- Loans extended to Vatika, Choridia have been classified as 'Standard a/c'
-- Yet to receive inspection report on Indiabulls Real Estate
-- Loans extended to DLF, ADAG, Amricorp have been repaid
-- No violation found w.r.t to allegations made in PIL for 5 loan cases
-- Loans extended to Vatika, Choridia have been classified as 'Standard a/c'
2:42 PM
Dabur trades near day's low, down 0.7%
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First Published: Nov 28 2019 | 7:11 AM IST