Markets settle volatile session flat, Nifty ends below 10350; DRL top loser

All that happened in today's trade

4:15 PM

BSE midcap, smallcap indices close at new highs

 

The S&P BSE Midcap and the S&P BSE Smallcap indices settled at their respective new highs on the closing basis on the BSE, following a strong rally in education, pharmaceutical, chemicals, infrastructure and jewellery stocks.

 

The S&P BSE Smallcap index ended at record high of 17,943.86 on closing level on Thursday surpassed its previous high of 17,910.90 on November 6, 2017. The S&P Midcap index too closed at new high of 16,836.18, surpassed it earlier high of 16,794.23 on November 21, 2017. READ MORE

3:48 PM

Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services 

 

Market traded between gains and losses due to subdued trend in global market. After the completion of Q2 results, investors are looking for fresh triggers, upcoming state elections will be a key catalyst in the direction. On the global front, US Fed’s divergence in opinion on inflation growth in the minutes may refrain the chair to take aggressive rate hike in December which is positive for Indian market.

3:47 PM

Sectoral trend

Source: NSE

3:45 PM

Market breadth

 

Market breadth, indicating the overall health of the market, remained positive. 1,442 shares gained, 1,254 shares declined, while 158 shares remained unchanged. 

3:43 PM

Sensex heatmap at close

Source: BSE

3:38 PM

Markets at close

The S&P BSE Sensex settled at 33,588, up 26 points, while the broader Nifty50 ended at 10,348, up 6 points. 

3:25 PM

Insurance stocks trade weak 

 

Shares of insurance companies were trading lower by up to 5% on the BSE on fears of higher tax rate.

 

HDFC Standard Life Insurance, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, SBI Life Insurance and Max Financial Services were down in the range of 3% to 5% on the BSE. By comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.11% at 33,597 at 02:45 PM. READ MORE DETAILS

3:02 PM

China shares tumble on bond rout

 

Chinese shares tumbled on Thursday with the blue-chip index suffering its worst fall in nearly 1-1/2 years as worries about a sell-off in the bond market bled into equities.

 

Consumer and healthcare firms led the fall and dragged the CSI300 index down sharply by 2.93 per cent, to 4103.73, its biggest fall in percentage terms since June 13, 2016. The broader Shanghai Composite Index lost 2.26 per cent to 3352.99 points, its worst day since December. READ FULL REPORT

2:40 PM

Govt exempts oil & gas PSU mergers from CCI approval

 

Merger and acquisition deals involving public sector oil and gas companies have been exempted from seeking the Competition Commission's approval, says a notification.

 

The corporate affairs ministry's decision to exempt such deals from the ambit of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) comes against the backdrop of the proposed consolidation and stake purchases among state-owned oil and gas companies. READ MORE

2:21 PM

Aditya Birla Fashion fails to join the retail rally

 

Stocks of Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail (ABFRL) have not been a favourite on the bourses but brokerages remain bullish, hoping the network expansion of Pantaloons will bring growth.   Stocks of most retailers have surged in the current financial year. Future Retail and Avenue Supermart (D-Mart) rose 100 per cent and 74 per cent, respectively.

 

But ABFRL has moved less than one per cent. Despite this slow movement, CLSA has maintained a ‘buy’ on the stock in a note sent to its clients early this week. READ FULL REPORT