MARKET WRAP: Indices end volatile session in the red; metal, IT stocks drag
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Benchmark indices ended Friday's volatile session in the red, thus recording fall for the eighth straight day and third consecutive week, as investors remained cautious ahead of the US-China trade negotiation outcome.
The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex ended the day 96 points, or 0.26 per cent, lower at 37,463, with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HCL Tech, Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank and Infosys contributing the most to the indice's fall. Twenty-one of the 30 constituents of BSE ended the session with losses.
The broader index Nifty50 gave up the crucial 11,300 mark and slipped 23 points, or 0.20 per cent, at 11,279. About 1,187 shares advanced, 1,270 shares declined, and 162 shares were unchanged.
On a weekly basis, Sensex and Nifty post biggest weekly loss since October 2018, falling over 3 per cent each.
Among sectoral indices, both Nifty IT and Nifty Metal dipped more than 1 per cent. However, Nifty PSU Bank gained 2.5 per cent, the highest among the gainers.
The broader indices fared better than their benchmark peers with the S&P BSE MidCap index ending 34 points, or 0.24 per cent, higher at 14,390, while the S&P BSE SmallCap index was ruling at 14,106, up 29 points or 0.21 per cent.
BUZZING STOCKS
BUZZING STOCKS
HCL Technologies slipped over 4 per cent to Rs 1,08.05 on the BSE after the company announced a 100 basis point (bps) cut in the estimated operating margin (OM) for FY20 as against FY19. READ MORE
State Bank of India (SBI) shares rose nearly 3 per cent to Rs 308.05, bouncing back from day's low of Rs 292 in intra-day trade on the BSE, after the bank reported improvement in assets quality in last quarter of financial year 2018-19 (Q4FY19). READ MORE
GLOBAL MARKETS
Global stocks made gains on Friday as investors held out hopes for a trade deal between the United States and China, even as another round of US tariffs on Chinese goods took effect.
European stock markets bounced off six-week lows, with Germany’s trade-sensitive DAX index leading the charge with a 1 per cent rise.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan, which dropped more than 1 per cent early Friday, remained where they were when tariff increase kicked in, up 0.3 per cent. Japan’s Nikkei was off 0.3 per cent.
(With inputs from Reuters)
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Sectoral trend on NSE
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Gainers and losers of the day on S&P BSE Sensex
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Market at close | NSE Nifty sheds 23 points to close at 11,278.90
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Market at close | BSE Sensex closes 96 points lower at 37,462.99
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SBI rebounds 6% from day's low on improved asset quality in March quarter
State Bank of India (SBI) shares rose 4 per cent to Rs 311, bouncing back 6 per cent from day's low of Rs 292 in intra-day trade on the BSE, after the bank reported improvement in assets quality in last quarter of financial year 2018-19 (Q4FY19). The bank’s gross non-performing assets (NPAs) ratio declined to 7.53 per cent against 8.71 per cent in the previous quarter and 10.91 per cent in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Net NPAs during the period came in at 3.01 per cent against 3.95 per cent in the previous quarter and 5.73 per cent in the year-ago quarter. READ MORE
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Nifty PSU Bank index rises 2.7%
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Canara Bank rises 2.5% after Q4 results
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Canara Bank Q4 results: Provisions at Rs 5,524 cr
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Canara Bank Q4 results: Net NPA at Rs 22,955 cr
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Canara Bank Q4 results: Gross NPA at Rs 39,224 cr
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Canara Bank Q4 results: NII at Rs 3,500 cr
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Canara Bank Q4 results: Net loss at Rs 551.5 cr
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Canara Bank Q4 results: Net NPA at 5.37% v 6.37 QoQ
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Canara Bank Q4 results: Gross NPA at 8.83% vs 10.25% QoQ
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Have made 100% provision on Essar Steel, Alok Ind and Bhushan Power: SBI chairman Rajnish Kumar
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First Published: May 10 2019 | 7:31 AM IST
